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konnakol

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  • The percussionists displayed fine artistry, Selva Ganesh's innovative sounds on the diminutive kanjira and his konnakol (uttering of the talas) were notable and so were Praveen and Vijay's restrained and robust playing.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Every moment was filled with memorable movements, Badar stopping the band in its tracks as he extended a solo, the konnakol traditionalists, heads bobbing and swaying as they cajoled each other, and Wilson, Li and Kumar trading fiery riffs as Henderson kept his acoustic bass thumping in time.

    unknown title 2009

  • The track that initially struck me was this one, as Trichy demonstrates his virtuosity through both konnakol (vocal percussion) and the mridangam:

    destination: OUT 2009

  • (sitar), Vick Ramakrishnan (tabla, konnakol), Badar Fawzy Ben Taleb (percussions) and Eric Li

    unknown title 2009

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  • MaryW commented on the word konnakol

    Our social feeds have been on fire with a mind-bending, gasp-worthy video posted by percuss.io earlier this week — below — made by the accomplished Indian percussionist B.C. Manjunath. He's a master of konnakol -- the Carnatic, or South Indian, art of speaking percussive syllables in rapid-fire, intricate patterns to convey a larger thalam, or rhythmic cycle.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, Let This Percussionist Blow Your Mind With The Fibonacci Sequence, NPR (Aug. 10, 2018)

    August 15, 2018