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Video | Keeping tala with hand gestures: Adi (8 beats) & Misra chapu (7 beats)

28/04/2025 by ludwig
Adi tala (8 beats) demonstrated by Kalaimamani Sri TR Sundaresan
Adi tala (8 beats) solo by Kalaimamani Sri TR Sundaresan
Misra chapu tala (7 beats) performed as konnakkol by Kalaimamani Sri TR Sundaresan

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