Konnakol

Konnakol (also spelled Konokol, Konakkol) (Tamil: கொன்னக்கோல்) is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian music, the Carnatic music (South Indian classical) performance art of vocal percussion. Konnakol is the spoken component of solkattu, which refers to a combination of konnakol syllables spoken while simultaneously counting the tala (meter) with the hand. It is comparable in some respects to bol in Hindustani music, but allows the composition, performance or communication of rhythms. Sri Thetakudi Harihara Subash Chandran is a well-known proponent.

Many musicians from a variety of traditions around the world have found konnakol useful in their own musical practice. Prominent among these is John McLaughlin, who led the Mahavishnu Orchestra and has long used konnakol as an aid to composing.V. Selvaganesh, who plays alongside John McLaughlin in the group Remember Shakti, and Ranjit Barot, who plays with McLaughlin in the group 4th Dimension are other noted konnakol virtuosos.

The most exposed konnakol musician on the internet is Danish musician Henrik Andersen. He has released the bestselling book Shortcut To Nirvana (2005) and the DVD Learn Konnakol (2014). He is world-famous not only for being a master of konnakol but also for his ability to teach the technique and theory in his own simple way. Andersen is a student of Trilok Gurtu (India) and Pete Lockett (U.K.)

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