Seevali (reed)
Seevali is the reed used when playing the nadaswaram,[1] a double reed wind instrument from South India.[2] The nadaswaram is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala[3] and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
The reed is made by drying and shaping grass. The reeds are traditionally produced by an artisan family in the village of Thiruvaduthurai, Tamil Nadu. [4][5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kolappan, B. (20 December 2021). "A simple grass that brings out the mellifluous music of nagaswaram". The Hindu.
- ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (2017-08-25). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Venkatasubramanian, T. K. (2010). Music as History in Tamilnadu. Primus Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-93-80607-06-1.
- ^ Kolappan, B. (20 December 2021). "A simple grass that brings out the mellifluous music of nagaswaram". The Hindu.
- ^ "The seevali makers of Thiruvavaduthurai". People's Archive of Rural India. 16 June 2014.
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