Konnakol

Konnakol (also spelled Konokol, Konakkol, Konnakkol) (Tamil: கொன்னக்கோல் koṉṉakkōl) (Malayalam: വായ്ത്താരി) (Telugu: కొన్నకోల్)is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian Carnatic music. Konnakol is derived from Telugu (koni - to recite), it translates to “reciting the rhythmic syllables”. 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, as both allow for the composition, memorization, communication, and performance of rhythms. A similar concept in Hindustani classical music is called padhant.