Jalra

Turn your Android phone into a portable digital harmonium — connect any MIDI keyboard (available from ₹4,000) and play a full harmonium on your phone. No expensive hardware needed. Carry it in your bag, practice anywhere.

Jalra is also the best mridangam app for Indian classical music, dance, and bhajans — giving you both rhythm and melody accompaniment in one place.

Whether you are a student or a professional, Jalra is your all-in-one music practice companion. Spend a few days with it and it will become your go-to app for practice and performance.

🎹 MIDI Harmonium — Your Phone as a Portable Harmonium

Connect any USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard to your Android device and use Jalra as a digital harmonium. At a fraction of the cost of dedicated digital harmonium hardware, this is the most affordable and portable harmonium setup available for Indian classical musicians. Works with any MIDI keyboard — entry-level ones start at just ₹4,000.

🥁 Mridangam & Jalra Accompaniment

The app plays authentic mridangam and jalra sounds to accompany your music practice. All talas and tempos supported. Use it alongside your harmonium, vocal practice, veena, violin, flute, or dance rehearsal.

Features

-> MIDI Harmonium — use your phone as a digital harmonium with any MIDI keyboard

-> Mridangam and Tambura, all pitches

-> All Talam / Tala supported (counts of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)

-> Carnatic Music's Saptha (7) Alankara Talams included — create custom talams too

-> Visual count display for rhythm feel

-> Set any tempo — TAP twice to detect tempo

-> Runs in the background — no need to keep screen on

-> Android Wear (Watch) support — control from your wrist

-> Morsing instrument — paid feature

-> Beat Editor — design and tweak custom mridangam beats (paid feature)

-> Playlist — combine multiple styles into longer loops (paid feature)

-> Upload playlists and custom styles to cloud — share with others

-> Remove ads — paid feature

For Students & Teachers

Students — show this app to your teacher. It will help you develop a strong sense of rhythm. Teachers — use Jalra to help your students practice at home with proper tala accompaniment.

Detailed Help

Full documentation is available at: jalra-app.web.app

Demo Videos

https://youtu.be/S0UO2l8rEbY - Mora