Thavil rhythm composition: tisra nadai http://youtu.be/Osd5q8KSf84Ta - Ku Ku | Ta Ka Jo Du | Ta - Ku Ku | Ta Ka Jo Du Ton - - Ta | Jo Du Ton - | - Ta Jo Du | Ton - - Ta Jo Du Ton - | - Ta Jo Du | Ton - - Ta | Jo Du Ton - TK Ton - - | Ta Jo…

Mora is a kind of a cadenza played in Carnatic music. It is often played at the end of the percussion solo, after the call & response part, in unison. Here is a transcription of a mora by the great Thavil master T.R. Subramaniam. Although …

Here is another rhythm pattern.*Notation* 4=four fingers, 3=three fingers, 1=forefinger, O=open bass, C=closed bass, M="Mute" Touch the bass skin after hitting to mute the note.Ta-KiTaKiTaTaKu TaKaTaReKiTaTaKu (Ki=closed, Ka & Ku=open in t…

I have added some instructional videos to Youtube as a supplementation to the article I wrote "How to play the Thavil" http://d.hatena.ne.jp/uchuuyarou/20130606/1370499234 . Here I have to stress again that although self education should b…

2013年11月27日に渋谷UPLINKにおいて、Nora Sarmoriaによるワークショップが開催された（http://www.uplink.co.jp/event/2013/18326）。アルゼンチン音楽、就中リズムに焦点を当てた内容で、解説の合間にコンピューターから音源や動画を流す他、ピアノ・ボー…