This is how you learn the basics of Chenda, The Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument that originated in Kerala. A male dominated field, it's now seeing a huge number of women taking up this percussion instrument. | Suresh Kochattil

Anjali dancer saport me facebook family 🙏😍 This is what history sounds like. 🎶🪘🎶 Chenda-meets-Coachella — for the first time ever. “Who would have thought a couple of folks from the south side of India are just making music and playing at Coachella? But we’re here, and I’m so proud. At the end of it, we’re all human, right? And we try to put the mankind in Hanumankind.” —@hanumankind This year’s @coachella performance not only marked Hanumankind’s festival debut, but it was also his first o

Dil chahe ❤️🙏 This is what history sounds like. 🎶🪘🎶 Chenda-meets-Coachella — for the first time ever. “Who would have thought a couple of folks from the south side of India are just making music and playing at Coachella? But we’re here, and I’m so proud. At the end of it, we’re all human, right? And we try to put the mankind in Hanumankind.” —@hanumankind This year’s @coachella performance not only marked Hanumankind’s festival debut, but it was also his first official performance in the US.

Chenda goes global: Kerala's beat at Coachella