Khol also called mridang, is a folk drum of northeast India. It has a body made of clay, a very small head on the right side (approximately 4 inches), and a larger head on the left side (approximately 10 inches). A fiberglass version of the khol has become popular in the West among the members of ISKCON. It is very popular in the kirtans of Bengal, but it is also found throughout the northeast including Bangladesh.
Vogen Bormon of Bangladesh and his Khol
Photo courtesy of Mir Ali Akhtar
OTHER INSTRUMENTS USED WITH KHOL
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Mrdanga Jam
Free Style Mrdanga "Balarama Drum"
Damodarastaka mrdanga
khol bhajao
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ta
ki
ge
dha
mantra1
mantra2
mantra3
kirtan
tere kheta
tere kheta + tikhi takhi...
ghene nere ghena gheda khene nere khena kheta
ghe nere ghena jha
Dha tete nak dhini - variations
tikhi takhi tere kheta kheta takhi tere kheta
Da ghi tete nak dhena
Daspahira right hand