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How Mridangam Creates the Soulful Energy of Carnatic Music By a music enthusiast who has spent years sitting cross-legged in sabhas, listening to the mridangam breathe life into ragas. There’s a moment in every Carnatic concert when the mridangam player leans forward slightly, closes his eyes, and his fingers begin to speak. Not just beatContinue reading “Why the Mridangam Makes You Feel Carnatic Music in Your Chest”