Mridanga Studios

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About Mridanga Studios

Mridanga Studios teach Mridanga at different levels for all willing to participate in our effort to make Kirtan more available to world. I you are interested. Kirtan translates as “reciting” or “chanting”. It is specifically a call-and-response style of music where the Kirtan leader, typically playing the Harmonium, chants the Hare Krishna Mantra to a melody and the crowd responds. The Kirtan is often accompanied by the instruments listed above. The Kartals (aka Manjira or Karatala) form the ‘metronome” of the Kirtan owing to the fact that they are much louder than the other instruments and usually keep a consistent rhythm. The Mridanga also keeps a steady beat but often varies more in style than the Kartals, and is naturally quieter. The crowd will clap, dance, and sing along. The Bansuri (bamboo flute) and other instruments add further dynamics to the Kirtan.