Karatāli

Karatāli (Sans., Beng.), wooden clappers of India, circular, with a short handle. One is held in each hand and they are clicked together. An instr. of fakirs and mendicants in some regions; in others it is provided with a cluster of pellet bells and serves as rhythm instr. Cf. chitike, chitikelu, kartāl, kartali, khat tālī (46, 173, 179). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Danielou, Alain. A Catalogue of Recorded . . . Indian Music, Introduction. UNESCO, Paris, 1952. Sachs, Curt…