Subash Chandran's New DVD - Art of Ghatam and Konnakol

This is a preview of the new DVD, the Art of Ghatam and Konnakol by Sri T.H. Subash Chandran. He will be teaching how to play the South Indian Clay pot, the ghatam, and the art of vocal percussion (konnakol) available on subashchandranmusic.com - January 2007

[@Sushumna72]

Namaste! Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful work. I have been playing ghatam for 3 years and I found this to be quite helpful. Very inspiring. With great respect, Matthew

[@omradiocom]

Release Date still pending, but we should have this DVD out by Spring 2007.

[@alpaykeles]

Thanks Pandit Subash Chandran PERCUSSIONIST ALPAY®

[@tintala]

love the konnakol at the beginning with a touch of reverb, sounds great... thanks for the video.

[@nakumaran]

This is a good treat, thanks for posting it up.

[@omradiocom]

@KillinDaWelfareMCs because it is a vocal art, not simply an attempt to retell a rhythmic tale, there are nuances in how phrases are said that are purely artistic or for performance and have no real translation to a drum (thought I'm sure there are amazing drummers who would dazzle us with a roll here or there). I was caught off guard by it not resembling my drumming experience. (I got to cut that from the the final mix, but...I flubbed good phrases that I'd never heard as a drummer alone).

[@TaalPanchamSawari]

thx for sharing:) enjoyed it

[@omradiocom]

If you mean the student learning konnakol, that would be me, chris. I really, really didn't want to be in, but when your guru asks, you do. It was an honor.

[@RAGAMANTRA]

Always nice to hear the king of Konnakol ! Seeing this brings back fond memories. Many years back , mid 1990's, I had both, Subash Chandran and Vikku Vinayakram staying at my home in Auroville S- India and recording Duo in my studio. These truly magical sessions remain imprinted in my mind. Now I must look for these original recordings. Nadaka

[@omradiocom]

@KillinDaWelfareMCs Good question. Best answer I can give you is that bol is the phonetic equivalent of strokes to be played with only some adjustment made for speaking faster. 'bol' means to speak. Konnakol is the art of this vocal percussion based in south indian music. Solkattu would be closest to Bol. Konnakol would be without real equivalent in the north. Bol is usually if not always accompanied by a playing of the composition recited. continued...

[@dbadagna]

Nice to have a ghatam instructional video. Who is the other gentleman in the video?

[@dhrupadfan]

Sri T.H. Subash Chandran has the most wonderful voice for konnakol; it is almost as melodious as it is rythmic

[@IGSXIII]

Wonderful, thanks for sharing this!

[@itsmesiva]

Great one !!