In this episode, the spotlight is on membranophones! Membranophones make sound from the vibration of a tightly stretched material. Think of drums that you strike to make a sound. But there are other ...

Membranophones are musical instruments that make sound from the vibrations of stretched materials. Drums are a good example of a membranophone. In this episode of Hub Lab we will... 1. Explore sound ...

From popular songs and movie scenes to ancient scriptures, the significance of the Dhak, the local membranophone instrument, is evident in a multitude of media. The maddening bits of the Dhak herald ...

May is celebrated worldwide as the Month of Drums. We caught up with percussionists like Shivamani, Roberto Narain, Nithin Menon and Mrinal P M to know about our unique instruments There is something ...

Kolkata: ‘Dhakis' are integral to almost all festivities in Bengal but the art of playing the huge barrel-shaped membranophone instrument is dying a slow death. Most of the ‘dhakis' or men who play ...

Most of the Bengalis, around the world, are busy celebrating Durga Puja with total gusto. Expectedly, they are also sharing all sorts of videos related to the festival. One such video involving beats ...

The drum, played by esteemed musician Oumarou Adamou, known as Maidouma, carries a message encoded in the beats, each representing a syllable in the local Hausa language. However, few today possess ...