MUKHAVINA - SMALL NADASWARAM

 

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mukhavina, small Indian nadaswaram

The mukhavina is a smaller version of the nadaswaram, usually only about a foot and a half in length.  like the nadaswaram it is played in south India but it is more common in folk music.  Curiously the name "mukhavina" literally translates to "mouth - vina"

 
 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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