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[[File:Dhak at Dhakeshwari Temple.jpg|thumb|Dhak at Dhakeshwari Temple]] |
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The '''dhak''' is a huge [[membranophone]] instrument from |
The '''dhak''' is a huge [[membranophone]] [[Bengal|Bengali]] instrument from [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]]<ref>https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/dhak-historic-bengali-instrument-the-cusp-being-endangered-3137426</ref>. The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel. The manner of stretching the hide over the mouths and lacing also varies. It suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and usually played with wooden sticks. The left side is coated to give it a heavier sound.<ref name="instrument">{{cite web | url = http://www.beatofindia.com/mainpages/instruments.htm |
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| title = Instruments| access-date = 2008-01-13 | work =Percussions | publisher = beatofindia.com }}</ref> |
| title = Instruments| access-date = 2008-01-13 | work =Percussions | publisher = beatofindia.com }}</ref> It is believed that the capital city of [[Bangladesh]], [[Dhaka]] was named after the instrument's name [[Dhak]] because during the [[Nawabs of Dhaka|Nawab]] period important news were declared by beating the Dhak so they could get everyone's attentions. |
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Drum beats are an integral part of [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Durga">{{cite web | url = http://www.durga-puja.org/tradition.html | title = Traditions of Durga Puja| access-date = 2008-01-13 | publisher = Society for confluence of festivals in India }}</ref> It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community. |
Drum beats are an integral part of [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Durga">{{cite web | url = http://www.durga-puja.org/tradition.html | title = Traditions of Durga Puja| access-date = 2008-01-13 | publisher = Society for confluence of festivals in India }}</ref> It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community. This instrument is wildly popular during the [[Bengali Culture|Bengali]] celebrations of [[Pohela Boishakh]], [[Eid Al Fitr]], [[Navratri|Durga Puja]], [[Ashura]], etc. |
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''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."<ref name="Statesman2">{{cite news |last=Bhattachatya |first=Kajari |date=26 September 2006 |title=Beats of changing time |newspaper=The Statesman |location=Kolkata}}</ref> |
''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."<ref name="Statesman2">{{cite news |last=Bhattachatya |first=Kajari |date=26 September 2006 |title=Beats of changing time |newspaper=The Statesman |location=Kolkata}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Music of Bangladesh]] |
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* [[Music of Bengal]] |
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* [[Dholak]] |
* [[Dholak]] |
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* [[Pohela Boishakh]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 09:54, 2 September 2023
The dhak is a huge membranophone Bengali instrument from Bangladesh and West Bengal[1]. The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel. The manner of stretching the hide over the mouths and lacing also varies. It suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and usually played with wooden sticks. The left side is coated to give it a heavier sound.[2] It is believed that the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka was named after the instrument's name Dhak because during the Nawab period important news were declared by beating the Dhak so they could get everyone's attentions.
Drum beats are an integral part of Durga Puja.[3] It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community. This instrument is wildly popular during the Bengali celebrations of Pohela Boishakh, Eid Al Fitr, Durga Puja, Ashura, etc.
The Statesman wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."[4]
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Bengali drummers during Manasa Puja in Birbhum -
Bengal drummer and a dhaki -
A dhaki with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010. -
Dhak players bazaar. -
Dhak players bazaar.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/dhak-historic-bengali-instrument-the-cusp-being-endangered-3137426
- ^ "Instruments". Percussions. beatofindia.com. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Traditions of Durga Puja". Society for confluence of festivals in India. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Bhattachatya, Kajari (26 September 2006). "Beats of changing time". The Statesman. Kolkata.
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