Sathiya: “(This) year, the (Thaipiusam) celebrations are back in full swing. I have received so many repair orders in the last few months, especially for urumi and thavil drums.'
Sathiya enjoys repairing old folk drums because he gets to breathe new life into the vintage instruments. Photos: The Star/Azlina Abdullah
“Thaipusam was scaled down in the last two years due to the pandemic. But this year, the celebrations are back in full swing. I have received so many repair orders in the last few months, especially for urumi and thavil drums. I’ve been working non-stop to fulfil the orders since November,” says Sathiya during an interview in Banting recently.
He is among a few Indian musicians in Selangor who is well versed in repairing traditional Indian drum heads with goat skin. “The goat hide is left to air dry for a few days. It must be dried completely to ensure it fits perfectly onto the drum base. Metal rods and strings are used to tighten the skin to raise it to the right pitch,” says Sathiya, who also orders goat hide from Chennai, India.His charges aren’t much, only RM100 for all the effort.
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