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Themaddalam,madalam ormadhalam (Malayalam: മദ്ദളം) is adrum made out of the wood of thejackfruit tree. It has two sides for playing, made out ofleather, and has different kind of sounds on each side. The maddalam is a heavy instrument which is hung around the waist of the person playing, and the player stands all the while to perform. The maddalam is a vital instrument in traditionalKerala percussion ensembles likePanchavadyam,Keli andKathakali orchestra.[1][2]
Except for the central projection, the Maddalam resembles aMridangam in shape.[3]
The name Madhalam is derived from the wordMardhalam which means 'one which receives pressure'.[3] In Sanskrit the instrument is called as Mardhalam.[3]
In ancient times Madhalam was played by suspending it from the neck of the player and later in the 1920s Madhalam maestro Venkichan Swamy changed the style to the way it was suspended from the waist of the player.[3]
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