Musical Instruments

High quality traditional Indian musical instruments. Directly imported. If any item is not in stock, you can e-mail us to place a forward order.

Please note an additional carriage charge of £6 will be added to LARGE items regardless of order value.

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Wooden Bongo
Size: 29 x 17cm

Stock Code: 610-BON-001
Price: £19.95 each

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Bongo drums or bongos are a percussion instrument made up of two small drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called a hembra (Spanish: female), the smaller drum is called a macho (Spanish: male). Someone who plays the bongos is called a bongocero

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Cabacus
with wooden handle
Size: 29cm

Stock Code: 610-CAB
Price: £5.95 each

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Indian percussion consists of both western and eastern influences. There are maracus, shakers, tambourines, manjira, and many more used in the Bollywood industries. These percussion instruments are very much in demand.

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Damroo
Size: 10 x 9cm

Stock Code: 610-DAM-001
Price: £3.95 each

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The Damroo is a hand held drum also known as the monkey talking drum. It is played by twisting the wrist vigorously which causes the knot at the end of the string to beat the two ends of the drum. Great sound, lots of fun.

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Ektara
Size: 43cm

Stock Code: 610-EKT-001
Price: £7.95 each

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Ektara is the most ancient form of string instrument found in the Eastern parts of India.

The playing style of this instrument is a simultaneous pluck and gong, matching the rhythm of the music. Also, the ektara is used for Sufi chanting as well as by the Bauls of Bengal. The strings of the ektara give a range of tones by applying pressure at various points along the neck. This is a musical instrument that does not have markings for notes, and is played by assumption. The various sizes are a soprano ektara, tenor ektara, or bass ektara. The bass ektara, sometimes called a dotara often has two strings.

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Flute
Size: 39cm

Stock Code: 610-FLU-001
Price: £3.95 each

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Indian flutes may be called many things in India: bansi, bansuri, murali, venua and many more. The bansuri is not just a musical instrument, because it has a great cultural and religious significance. Typically made of bamboo or reed. There are two varieties; transverse and fipple. The transverse variety is nothing more than a length of bamboo with holes cut into it. This is the preferred flute for classical music because the embouchure gives added flexibility and control. The fipple variety is found in the folk and filmi styles, but seldom used for serious music. This is usually considered to be just a toy because the absence of any embouchure limits the flexibility of the instrument.

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Ghungroo (Leather)
Size: 12cm

Stock Code: 610-GHU-001
Price: £5.45 each

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A ghungroo is one of many small metallic bells strung together to form ghungroos, a musical accessory tied to the feet of classical Indian dancers. The sounds produced by ghungroos vary greatly in pitch depending on their metallic composition and size. Ghungroos serve to accentuate the rhythmic aspects of the dance and allow complex footwork to be heard by the audience. They are worn immediately above the ankle, resting on the lateral malleolus and medial malleolus. A string of ghungroos can range from 50 to greater than 200 bells knotted together. A novice child dancer may start with 50 and slowly add more as she grows older and advances in her technical ability. Ghungroos are worn in traditional performances of the classical Indian dance forms: bharatnatyam, kuchipudi, odissi, and kathak.

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Gopichand
Size: 16 x 17cm

Stock Code: 610-GOP-001
Price: £17.95 each

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Gopichand, typical of Bengal is also called Gopiyantra or Khamak or Indian Plucked Drum. Used by religious mendicants to accompany pastoral music.

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Khanjari (Small)
Size: 20cm

Stock Code: 610-KHN-001
Price: £3.95 each

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This traditional Indian Khanjari or tambourine is a perfect first percussion instrument for children and adults. It is beautifully hand crafted from wood and painted using vegetables dyes.

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Khanjari (Large)
Size: 25cm

Stock Code: 610-KHN-002
Price: £4.25 each

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This traditional Indian Khanjari or tambourine is a perfect first percussion instrument for children and adults. It is beautifully hand crafted from wood and painted using vegetables dyes.

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Dholak 18 inches

Stock Code: 610-DHO-001
Price: £18.95 plus £6.00 carriage

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Dholak is a very popular folk drum of northern India. It is barrel shaped with a simple membrane on the right hand side; basically it is just a smaller version of the dhol. The left hand is also a single membrane with a special application on the inner surface. This application is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch and provides a well defined tone. There are two ways of tightening the dholak. Sometimes they are laced with rope, in which case, a series of metal rings are pulled to tighten the instrument. Sometimes metal turnbuckles are employed. It is said that this instrument used to occupy a position of considerable prestige. Today it is merely relegated to filmi and folk music.

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Tabla Pair with Copper Base 3kg

Stock Code: 610-TAB-002
Price: £49.95 plus £6.00 carriage

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Tabla is a pair of drums. Consisting of a small right hand drum called dayan and a larger metal one called bayan.

The tabla has an interesting construction. The dayan (right hand drum) is almost always made of wood. The diameter at the membrane may run from just under five inches to over six inches. The bayan (left hand drum) may be made of iron, aluminium, copper, steel, or clay; yet brass with a nickel or chrome plate is the most common material. Undoubtedly the most striking characteristic of the tabla is the large black spot on each of the playing surfaces. These black spots are a mixture of gum, soot, and iron filings. Their function is to create the bell-like timbre that is characteristic of the instrument.

Although the origin of tabla is somewhat obscure, it is generally belived that it evolved from the barrel shaped drum called pakhawaj. This was about three hundred years ago.

The following items are for forward orders, approximately 6/8 weeks delivery
Please contact us on (44 ) 01706 526548 for a quote
or e-mail us at sales@emporiumuk.biz


Bongo (Fibre Glass)	Bongo (Wooden)	Cabacus & Maracus	Dholak


Dholak with Nuts & Bolts	Ghungroo (Dancing Bells)	Khanjari	Khartals


Naal	Tabla with Aluminium Base 2kg	Tabla with Brass Base 2kg	Tabla with Brass Base 2kg


Tabla with Brass Base 4kg		Tablas (Benaras)

1	Ektara
2	Gopi Chand
3	Damroo
4	Snake Charmer
5	Sarangi
6	Sarod
7	Harmonium
8	Sitar
9	Veena
10	Tanpura

1	Bhangra
2	Flutes
3	Tota Chanter
4	Shahnai
7	Pakhawaj
8	Chameli
10	Mridang

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