tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52963854701532891632024-02-20T08:38:17.478+00:00Mridanga.netBringing you the best mridanga resources available on the net! Courses, videos, products, groups, audio, events and more...Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-69314402428052579402012-03-20T22:07:00.001+00:002020-11-30T12:19:59.994+00:00Bablu Das Courses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Updated on 30/11/2020<br />
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In addition to my first ever post: <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/06/bablu-das-introduction-of-basic.html">Bablu Das - Introduction of Basic Mridanga Course</a>, here are a some extra Bablu related resources also available on Scribd (some documents on Scribd are available for free download).<br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/divyesh_sharma_4/d/68328602-7022732-Bablu-Das-Introduction-of-Basic-Mridanga-Course" target="_blank">12 Month Mrdanga Course</a> Compiled by Gaura-Siromani Dasa. The publisher requests donations, and a contact address is provided for Bablu Das on pg.2 of the document.<br />
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</div><div><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/10431680/Bablu-das-Mridanga-beats">Additional Mridanga Beats p.146-158 </a></div></div></div><div><br />
</div><div>Check out his Mridanga Introduction video <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/06/bablu-das-mrdanga-introduction-on-you.html">here</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>You can also download a neatly typed copy of the beginning of his introductory course <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/80014545/Introduction-of-Basic-Mridanga-Book-by-Bablu-Das" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Finally - someone post this handy-looking link for Bablu Course Audio (+ more) on another feed on the site. Use at your own risk* <a href="https://www.4shared.com/rar/0jfGryt_/bablu_das_audios_mrdanga__pls_.html " target="_blank">https://www.4shared.com/rar/0jfGryt_/bablu_das_audios_mrdanga__pls_.html </a></div><div>*I haven't clicked the download - some of the content on the page looks questionable/offensive.</div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-32033091285885983232012-02-22T23:59:00.000+00:002012-02-22T23:59:53.750+00:00Jerry Leake - Harmonic Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you're away from your drum any time and want to expand your rhythmical awareness, follow Jerry Leake's harmonic time teaching method. Associate Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music, Jerry Leake has also published a number of <a href="http://www.rhombuspublishing.com/percussion_books.html" target="_blank">Percussion books</a>.<br />
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</div><div>Although the mridanga originates from Northern India, you might also want to get a bit of background and read this one too:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Finally, here's his Harmonic Time video (pt 1). Don't be put off by the simplicity of the first few excercises here. They quickly become more challenging and rewarding!</div><div><br />
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Also, if you're in need of some extra mridanga inspiration today, you're definitely in the right place!<br />
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Here's a few extra mridanga lessons to keep you busy - and to remind you that those <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/search/label/Hasta%20Sadhana" target="_blank">Hasta Sadhana</a> exercises really do pay off!<br />
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<a href="http://www.iskcon-london.org/component/content/article/233.html" target="_blank">How to play Mrdanga</a> H.G. Jagannatha Suta dasa at Rhada-Krishna Temple, London<br />
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<a href="http://bhaktibox.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:daadra-taal-mrdanga-lesson-by-sita-pati-prabhu-video&catid=34&Itemid=54" target="_blank">Dadra taal mrdanga lesson</a> by <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/09/art-and-science-of-harinam-sankirtan.html" target="_blank">Sita Pati Das</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjT9hyWl9oU&feature=related" target="_blank">Mridango Lessons by Nitay</a> in Moscow<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzmFNbe5_EI&feature=g-vrec&context=G268eea6RVAAAAAAAAAQ" target="_blank">Gopal Mridanga Lesson</a><br />
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Looks like these guys are having lots of fun. I really enjoyed this video - plenty of skill here too!<br />
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The beats quickly speed up here. Mridanga and Kartals combine with an introduction to the mridanga drum and our drummer Govinda (who plays 6 hours a day!).<br />
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He's taught mridanga in <a href="http://www.istagosthi.com/cgi-bin/es/board-admin.cgi?action=quick&do=print&HTTP_REFERER=354/3042&postindex=397" target="_blank">New York </a>and offers tuition in Vrindavan via his <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mridanga/264123756961464" target="_blank">Mridanga Facebook Page</a>. Follow that link and search out his post 'Skin types....' for his email address. I don't want to post it here and add spam to his inbox.<br />
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Aside from arranging to purchase a custom mridanga from him, you can also follow his discussions on single/double straps, sampradayas, manufacture, e.t.c.<br />
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Here is a nice video. Check out the faster beats towards the end (I enjoyed it most around the 52 minute mark).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>'Bhakti Yoga isn't </i><i>something you join, </i><i>it's love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It means love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It means falling in love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Eventually, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Recognising the beauty </i><i>of your own Self.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Falling in love </i><i>with your Self, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>which is God.'</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.krishnadas.com/" target="_blank">Krishna Das</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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For more music inspiration, check out the original Virtual Choir videos by Eric Whitacre below....<br />
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You can find out more about him on his website <a href="http://www.framedrums.net/" target="_blank">http://www.framedrums.net/ </a> and join a community of hand drummers / world percussion players at <a href="http://www.percussion-net.com/" target="_blank">http://www.percussion-net.com </a>(forum/video/tutorials/articles). I recommend having a look around both of these sites if you fancy finding some drumming inspiration.<br />
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I hope you enjoy his clear teaching style and talent as much as I have. Check out these examples of his videos:<br />
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</div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-80159747892890548592011-11-03T11:40:00.004+00:002011-11-06T23:06:43.874+00:00Balaram Mridangas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This was going to be a nostalgic post as I had thought the Balaram mridanga was out of production...<br />
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But, after watching this great screenprinting video the other day, I went on to find some new Balaram Mridanga stuff you might be pleased to see.<br />
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Read on for more (also, if anyone can get me one of these T-Shirts, let me know - XL please, the years haven't been kind!).<br />
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You've probably seen my earlier posts and the resources list where you can find and buy the original <a href="http://blservices.com/books/music-books/introduction-to-the-balarama-mridunga-lessons" target="_blank">'Introduction to the Balaram Mridunga' (with cassette)</a>.<br />
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I was browsing through the <a href="http://kirtancentral.com/index.html" target="_blank">Kirtan Central </a>Store and found....<a href="http://kirtancentral.com/mridanga.html" target="_blank"> Balaram Mridangas for sale</a>! STILL AVAILABLE in four colours. I wouldn't have found this if it wasn't for Daniel Tucker. Thanks again!<br />
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Looking to fix or replace broken parts on your Balaram Mridanga? Get new components in the U.S. <a href="http://store.krishna.com/Detail.bok?no=4967&bar=" target="_blank">here</a> and the U.K. <a href="http://krishnastore.co.uk/mridanga-spare-parts-for-tilak-and-balaram-drums-h-krishna-1519.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Awesome!<br />
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For some background about this drum, read about the <a href="http://krishna.org/history-of-the-fibreglass-balaram-tilak-mridanga/" target="_blank">History of the Fibreglass [Balaram / Tilak] Mridanga by Ishan Dasa</a>. A great story with ongoing discussions....<br />
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Finally, check out these pictures of <a href="http://brihadmrdanga.com/2011/07/balarama-mridanga-world/" target="_blank">Balaram Mridangas around the world</a>. From Australia to Antarctica, Detroit to Durban, and Paris to Paraguy. The Balaram drum was my first mridanga experience. Great Stuff!<br />
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There are loads of spellings out there for the drum: mrdanga, mridunga, mrdunga, mrdang, mrdung, bengali khol. Although 'Khol' is popular in Bengal/India, at most of the indian music shops I've been to in the UK, and on some <a href="http://www.ragaunveiled.com/home.htm" target="_blank">world music DVD's</a>, it is commonly called 'Mridanga' by most players in the West. Hence www.Mridanga.Net<br />
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</div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-48920247667632200842011-11-03T11:20:00.002+00:002011-11-06T23:07:28.654+00:00Syahi and Repair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Check out the first of some fascinating syahi repair videos!<br />
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For more, visit premavilas's channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/premavilas" target="_blank">here</a> and select 'uploads'. Thanks premavilas, it's great to see people sharing this stuff!<br />
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There is also a nice description on facebook about syahi <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Syahi/110505372310468" target="_blank">here</a>. </div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-58264200654755561512011-09-21T23:19:00.003+01:002011-11-03T11:12:36.618+00:00The Art and Science of Harinam Sankirtan Yajna<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Check out </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sita Pati Das'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.atmayogi.com/files/The%20Art%20and%20Science%20of%20Harinam%20Sankirtan%20Yajna.pdf">The Art and Science of Harinam Sankirtan Yajna</a> in my 'Top Mridanga Study Guides' list. </span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Visit his extensive </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">website </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.atmayogi.com/">here</a> and read mridanga specific posts</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.atmayogi.com/taxonomy/term/29">here</a>.</span></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-26216091553143508892011-08-25T08:38:00.017+01:002011-08-26T16:24:49.522+01:00Daniel C Tucker - Mridanga Tuning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">I've been exchanging a few messages with Daniel of <a href="http://kirtancentral.com/">Kirtan Central</a> via the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mridanganet/249043281783110">mridanga.net facebook page</a>. It's really good to be in touch with musicians and teachers across the world.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Daniel runs his own blog <a href="http://danielctucker.com/">here</a> where you can find out about all of the great work he is doing teaching harmonium / kirtan around California, Massachusetts, New York and beyond. On the Kirtan Central site, you can also buy kirtan instruments.</div></div><div><br />
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</div><div>It was nice to see in his press photos that Daniel is using a <a href="http://www.binaswar.com/">BINA harmonium</a>. I visited their Southall store <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/08/mridanga-shopping-bina-musicals.html">yesterday</a>. He asked about tuning the baya. I forwarded him the following (full size version <a href="http://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/fotos/mridanga8.jpg">here</a>) mridanga illustration to help with my description.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><a href="http://www.jas-musicals.com/">Jas Musicals </a>in Southall recommend applying a small amount of water to the madian. Try not to get any on the syahi as this will dissolve and erode it (some damp cotton will help you apply it with accuracy). The water encourages the skin to stretch / loosen. You may need to do this a few times (let it dry in between applications) to get the slack you are looking for. Don't get the kinar wet as it will start to warp and raise from the skin beneath (possibly causing a buzzing sound every time you hit the drum).</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.binaswar.com/">BINA Musicals</a>, also in Southall simply suggest to store your drum baya side down on a cold surface. I think this works in the same way by attracting moisture from the environment. Do keep checking your drum though as it could become too lose. They also said just to keep playing as this will loosen the skin over time. </div><div><br />
</div><div>When I visited <a href="http://www.binaswar.com/">BINA</a> to buy my first mridanga in 1993, Manu.S.Sura said to care for my drum as if it were a baby. No sudden changes or extremes in environment. If you find that your drum skin has become loose (this is more common on the baya side), then you may have to find somewhere warmer and drier to store your drum. Changing how you store your drum will usually do the trick, but be careful as repeated stretching and shrinking of the skin will inevitably cause more permanent damage. </div><div><br />
</div><div>All of this is not so important with the fibreglass Balaram and Tilak mridangas as the mylar used for their skins is not hygroscopic. </div><div><br />
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</div></div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-49075547960366840242011-08-24T20:28:00.017+01:002011-08-26T16:21:45.808+01:00Mridanga shopping - BINA Musicals - Southall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">So yesterday was shopping day! I took a trip out to <a href="http://www.goldcoastdrums.com/">GoldCoast Drums</a> to buy West African Djembes for a project I'm running with four primary schools in Reading (read more at <a href="http://beat-swap.blogspot.com/2011/08/visit-to-gold-coast-drums.html">BeatSwap...</a>).</div><div><br />
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</div><div>I finally arrived in Southall; home to <a href="http://www.binaswar.com/">BINA musicals</a> where I was greeted by Kuldeep.S.Sura and his son Manu.S.Sura.</div><div><br />
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</div></div><div>Kuldeep talked with me about how proud he is of his son's musical ability, especially in playing Sitar. He also told me how his father in law; Gian Sing had established the business 75 years ago in Delhi. Gian made his first harmonium aged 21 and took it to show his guru ; <a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Baba_Nand_Singh">Baba Nand Singhji</a>, who blessed the instrument and declared that it would spread across the whole world. Their company profile now states:</div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"BINA has become a household name in select music circles and enjoys a global reputation for excellence"</i></div></div><div><br />
</div><div>They have been trading in the UK now for 36 years.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Kuldeep was keen to show me an article in the local paper that celebrates Baba Nand Singhji's birthday (8th November) each year.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Manu was very helpful throughout my visit. After showing me around some harmoniums, he took me to see the mridangas I was there to buy.</div><div><br />
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</div></div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-56334795286140156082011-08-24T20:24:00.009+01:002012-02-22T23:33:58.466+00:00Mridanga Pranams (2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">So here's the next Pranam installment. Sri Khol Pranam. (Full size <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/82494660" target="_blank">here</a>).</div><div><br />
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</div><div>View the first one <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/08/mridanga-pranams.html">here</a>.</div><div><br />
</div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-83284801643452911122011-08-12T10:47:00.012+01:002011-11-03T11:13:39.026+00:00Devotional music links<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QGx4IQz8AcP0Br-qHHPjD27VOZ1fFKgXFypj36Vdi12PhyphenhyphenKxXAoQJQ8vKycny-Bf-IGtMQurm-ylsA62Z84iSVvZBfLTHfV4ZrKKl5UUjScN5F9pFnChC-VvOXU5xN2KXGWqBWf9I6m3/s1600/nzflag.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639997134901175314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QGx4IQz8AcP0Br-qHHPjD27VOZ1fFKgXFypj36Vdi12PhyphenhyphenKxXAoQJQ8vKycny-Bf-IGtMQurm-ylsA62Z84iSVvZBfLTHfV4ZrKKl5UUjScN5F9pFnChC-VvOXU5xN2KXGWqBWf9I6m3/s320/nzflag.gif" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 68px;" /></a></div><div><br />
Loose yourself in the absorbing world of devotional music with The New Zealand Hare Krishna Spiritual Network. They provide an impressive list of audio resources <a href="http://www.salagram.net/index-audio.htm">here</a> where you can listen to bhajans, kirtan and Srila Prabhupada - even George Harrison makes an appearance!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Vaiyasaki tours the world sharing, performing and recording Kirtan. Visit <a href="http://www.kirtan.org/">kirtan.org</a> to find out about his tours and other devotional music projects.</div><div><br />
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</div><div 3c="" div="" style="text-align: center;"><div><i>"Vaiyasaki Das's kirtan music is imported from the spiritual world. His voice is a gift from the gods"</i> </div><div><b>Steven J. Rosen - Yoga of Kirtan</b></div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Krishna Das also tours and produces devotional music CD's and Books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Visit <a href="http://www.krishnadas.com/">www.krishnadas.com</a> and click 'listen to KD'. You can select photos to view while you sit back and listen to his moving, devotional kirtan.</div></div></div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-33404559240176023792011-08-12T10:24:00.018+01:002011-08-26T11:08:41.140+01:00Mridanga Pranams (1)<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">'Mridanga Pranam' basically means 'Mridanga Prayer'. Because the Mridanga / Khol is a spiritual instrument (it is said to be a manifestation of <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/08/lord-krishna.html">Lord Balaram</a>),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> it is good practice to recite one of these prayers out of respect for the instrument before playing - this focuses the players mind and helps them to cultivate an attitude of service and devotion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:medium;">Namo Jagannatha Sutayo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:medium;">Namo Mridanga Namaha</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Labanga Rasa Madhuri</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Sahasra Guna Samyuktang</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Namo Mridangaya Namo Namaha</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Namo Baladevaya Namo Namaha</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Translation:
<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><i>I offer my respectful obeisances unto the son of Jagannatha Misra (Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu). I offer my obeisances to the mridanga from which sweet and necterean sound emanates. I offer my obeisances again and again to the mridanga which has thousands of good qualities. And I offer my obeisances unto Lord Baladeva who assumes the form of a mridanga to serve Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;">
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<br /></span></span></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-84728966160510211782011-08-10T13:10:00.014+01:002011-08-26T09:42:41.339+01:00Mridanga groups and pages on Facebook<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghHYg5u30UOmX_sOY7XTgpqQ7uD1KMHUP5N0odvBzeMrqVQR16QsPH_iUr1KUYFXNoYpOG7PL5m-5qZYw5GQUOUyUu0nk30tb3e0Y3Obw5OrOyJ1_PZ76hdTt0MfiMd5gU5Ekbt6LRfdz/s1600/facebook.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghHYg5u30UOmX_sOY7XTgpqQ7uD1KMHUP5N0odvBzeMrqVQR16QsPH_iUr1KUYFXNoYpOG7PL5m-5qZYw5GQUOUyUu0nk30tb3e0Y3Obw5OrOyJ1_PZ76hdTt0MfiMd5gU5Ekbt6LRfdz/s320/facebook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639600725915512738" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's some of the most popular Mridanga related Facebook groups and pages:</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mridanganet/249043281783110?v=wall">Mridanga.net</a></div><div>Top Mridanga resources all in one place! Stay in touch, discuss the site and share your own mridanga links and news with Mridanga.net.</div></div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SRI-MRIDANGA/284229935028">Sri Mridanga</a></div><div>Probably the largest Mridanga group on Facebook.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mridanga-Lessons/114900035260291">Mridanga Lessons</a> </div><div>This page is managed by Abhijit Bhattacharjee - Teaching in LA. Click on the about section to find out course details. Also, visit his excellent YouTube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/abhijitb1">here</a> and don't forget to check out all the other Top Mridanga Tuition Channels available in the list on the right hand side of this page.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mridanga/113976435281103">Mridanga</a></div><div>Currently quite a small community page, but could build up some useful content as more people join and discuss Mridanga within Facebook.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/49696219886/">The Brihat Mridanga Club</a></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-75358658230033288982011-08-10T12:45:00.007+01:002011-08-26T09:42:11.630+01:00Krishna and Balaram<div style="text-align: left;">Most of the songs accompanied by the Mridanga are offered in a mode of devotion or service to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna">Lord Krishna</a>. Within the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnavism">Vaisnava</a> tradition, Krishna is understood to be the eighth avatar or incarnation of the god <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu">Vishnu</a>. The Mridanga is understood to be a manifestation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balarama">Lord Balaram</a>; Krishna's brother. In Bengal, it is respected so highly that it is called 'Sri Khol'. Here we see Balaram (left) and Krishna (right).</div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div>Check out his courses <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/2011/07/bablu-das-courses.html">here</a> or click 'Bablu Das' in the labels on the right for <a href="http://mridanganet.blogspot.com/search/label/Bablu%20Das">all of the content on this site that relates to him.</a></div><div>
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<br /><b>Bhaktivinode Thakur</b>
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<br /><div></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-63574620549585885322011-07-03T12:30:00.001+01:002011-08-26T09:40:09.611+01:00Mridangas in MayapurPrema Gopi has taken some great pictures showing mridangas being made on her trip to Mayapur, India: 'The spiritual capital of the world'. Visit her blog <a href="http://bhnpetra.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<div>
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<br /></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-69168033079423904892011-07-03T11:07:00.001+01:002011-08-26T09:39:42.298+01:00Bablu Das at Bhaktivedanta Gurukula & International SchoolBGIS has posted some great videos of Bablu Das, his classes and their performances on YouTube.<div>
<br /></div><div>BGIS promo video - go straight to 2.00 for Bablu Das and his classes.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Check out the full BGIS YouTube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BGIS108VBN">here</a>.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Take a look at my 'Top Mridanga Tuition YouTube Channels!' list on the right hand side of this page for great mridanga tuition videos.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>When you're looking at a YouTube channel, the videos you're looking for aren't always easy to find. Just click 'Uploads' on the channel homepage to see the whole range of videos available.</div><div>
<br /></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-15556241869909161812011-07-01T01:39:00.001+01:002011-08-26T09:38:25.386+01:00Looking to buy a mridanga?<div>Check out these mridanga shopping options</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="http://www.krishnaculture.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=KC&Category_Code=MI-M">KrishnaCulture.com</a> Texas<div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://store.krishna.com/Search.bok?category=Instruments:Mrdanga&bar=_shp_media-audio">Krishna.com</a> Florida</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jas-musicals.com/newsite/indian_musical_instruments.asp?cat=Musical_Instruments&scat=Khol">Jas-Musicals.com</a> UK Southall and London W1</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.binaswar.com/percusion5.htm">Binaswar.com</a> UK Southall</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://krishnastore.co.uk/other-items-kirtan-instruments-om-21_39_45_22_69_74.html">KrishnaStore.co.uk</a> UK Soho</div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Traditional mridanga (teracotta / skin)</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Modern 'Tilak' mridangas (fibreglass / rubber / mylar)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-2860312705076497492011-07-01T00:47:00.001+01:002011-08-26T09:37:36.603+01:00Introducing: The MayapurisWorld music sensation. <a href="http://www.mayapuris.com/">The Mayapuris.</a> <div>Their instrument of choice: the mridanga</div>
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<br /></div><div>Check out their awesome video:<div>
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<br /></div>Andy Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481591639039088673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296385470153289163.post-59111348830199506562011-07-01T00:06:00.001+01:002011-08-26T09:37:09.647+01:0030 minutes of Srila Prabhupada teaching mridanga<a href="http://vicdicara.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/prabhupada-mrdanga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://vicdicara.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/prabhupada-mrdanga.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
<br /><div>Listen to Srila Prabhupada teaching mridanga!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>This is the 1st part of the audio that comes with the <a href="http://blservices.com/books/music-books/introduction-to-the-balarama-mridunga-lessons">Introduction to the Balaram Mridunga</a> guide.</div><div>
<br /></div>Click this <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/MridangaClass-PartOne">link</a> to listen at www.archive.org where you can also enjoy a variety of <a href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=mridanga">other mridanga related audio files</a>.<div>
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