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kanjira lizard skin tambourine of South India

The kanjira is a small tambourine.  It is made by stretching lizard skin over a wooden frame.  The frame is about seven inches in diameter with one metal jingle mounted in it.  The kanjira is very pop­ular in South In­dian classical performances.  It is related to the daf of folk music.



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Kanjira
Kanjira
Kanjira (inside)
Kanjira (inside)
Kanjira jingle
Kanjira jingle


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