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Konakkol (also called solkattu) is the art of performing the percussion syllables vocally in South Indian music.

In Carnatic music, the artist improvises within a structure that interrelates with the raga being played and within the talam preferred in the compositions. Mridangam, kanjira, or ghatam, the percussion is limited to physical characteristics of their structure and construction; the resonance of skin over jackfruit wood, clay shells, or clay pots. The human voice has a direct and dramatic way of expressing the percussive aspects in music directly.^[1]

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• Bol (music)
• Kuchi shōga

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