David Bruce Composer | Extreme Math Nerd Music (An Intro to Konnakol) @DBruce | Uploaded September 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The South Indian tradition known as Konnakol uses some of the most extreme mathematics to create complex music full polyrhythms, geometric patterns and metric modulations. It's possibly the most Extreme Math Nerd Music there is, and I love it! Special thanks to Rohith Jayaraman :
instagram.com/rohithyourboat

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Research:
KONNAKOL
The History and Development of Solkattu - the Vocal Syllables - of the Mridangam. Lisa Young
lisayoungmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/masters/masters.pdf

Ancient Traditions - Future Possibilies by Matthew Montfort
amazon.com/Ancient-Traditions-Future-Possibilities-Rhythmic/dp/0937879002

Introduction to Yati DR. DANIEL SCHNEE
danielpaulschnee.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/introduction-to-yati

This thesis looks amazing, which I only found after a viewer pointed it out
KARNATIC RHYTHMICAL STRUCTURES as a source for new thinking in WESTERN MUSIC by Rafael Reina
bura.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/8204/1/FulltextThesis.pdf

I'm told Trichy Sankaran The Art of Konnakkol is very good, but didn't manage to get hold of it.

Videos:

The Main Video of the Intro:

B C Manjunath and Varijashree Venugopal
youtube.com/watch?v=-mS06lEmY3s

B.C. Manjunath's channel
youtube.com/user/bcmanju

#MESHUGGAH #INSPIRATION #NOSTRUM #COVER
youtube.com/watch?v=RaeM8mzEzI8

Rhythm with Konnakol - Mattias Eklundh Guitar Lesson Musicoff
youtube.com/watch?v=wlY7rp9xm0I

John McLaughlin/S.Ganesh Vinayakram- Gateway to Rhythm
youtube.com/watch?v=yK7hsvdjHwg

John McLaughlin & Shakti "Joy" (Live Montreux 1976)
youtube.com/watch?v=VnW2g6qbbrA

#KORVAI in Tishra Gathi
Manjunath B.C
youtube.com/watch?v=NAxeERIuPks

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits/You Know You Know
youtube.com/watch?v=LcQKjffxIOY

Adam Neely's 7/11 Polyrhythms
youtube.com/watch?v=U9CgR2Y6XO4