Chende

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Chende is a traditional South Indian barrel-shaped percussion instrument prominently used to provide rhythmic accompaniment in Yakshagana dance-drama performances.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chende canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf membranophone ⓘ
percussion instrument ⓘ
traditional musical instrument ⓘ
associatedWith Yakshagana theatre troupes ⓘ
linked to: Yakshagana

coastal Karnataka ⓘ
culturalContext South Indian folk theatre ⓘ
Yakshagana music ensemble ⓘ
genre folk music ⓘ
theatrical music ⓘ
hasFunction accentuating dramatic action ⓘ
marking rhythm patterns ⓘ
supporting dance movements ⓘ
hasOriginRegion South India ⓘ
hasShape barrel-shaped ⓘ
material animal skin drumheads ⓘ
wooden shell ⓘ
performanceSetting open-air stages ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ
playedBy specialized percussionists ⓘ
playedDuring traditional performances ⓘ
playedIn Karnataka ⓘ
playedWith sticks ⓘ
provides rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ
relatedInstrument chenda ⓘ
roleInEnsemble primary rhythm carrier ⓘ
tempo controller ⓘ
soundType high-pitched ⓘ
loud ⓘ
tuning fixed pitch per head ⓘ
usedIn Yakshagana ⓘ
Yakshagana dance-drama ⓘ
linked to: Yakshagana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yakshagana → mainDrum → Chende ⓘ