The mridangam is a South Indian drum that goes back as far as 200 BC. The instrument itself is laid on one’s lap and struck on both sides to create different sounds. The left side of the instrument reaches an octave lower than the right side. Its origins connect to Carnatic classical music practices, which
Link to the video: The video that I have chosen to explore is a Native American Rain Dance performed by a group called Wuauquikuna. The group appears to be in Russia outside at some sort of shopping center or mall, as seen by the advertisements and Russian script on the top of the building. Many
Julie Strand was born in 1972. She received her BA in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan and her PhD in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University. Her focus is primarily set on West African percussion music, including the Sambla xylophone music from Burkina Faso and the drumming of Ghana Mali. She has taught at Northeastern
