Ghumot
 Ghumot made with monitor lizard skin in Goa | |
| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names | Ghumat, Dakki or Budike |
The ghumot (
East Indian people. In August 2019, Goa declared the ghumot as its heritage instrument.[1]
Usage
Ganesh festival
. It also used in most of the Goan temples during the spring season in an orchestra called as Suvari Vadan.
Khaprumama Parvatkar was one well known artist of this instrument.
Other states
This percussion instrument is also played to accompany folk songs in some areas of Karnataka.
In Andhra Pradesh, this drum is known as gummeta, and it is played in the storytelling folk tradition.
References
- ^ "Goa declares ghumot as heritage instrument". The Times of India. August 31, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
External links and videos
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