Counted with them without missing a beat after listening to it so many times.....life seems more meaningful now

Yes, I understand that it's not scat singing. The title is meant to convey an approximation of what Konnakol is so that a westerner unfamiliar with it might be interested in checking it out.

4:02 THIS DUDE IS TOE SNAPPING!!!!!!! are you kidding?!!!!!!!!!!!!! rad!!!

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.[1] It is comparable[citation needed] 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. (norththreesevenzerooneonesevensix westzerozeroeightzerozeroonesixfive)

This seriously blows my mind! Such an intricate system on rhythm syllable! So amazing!

proud to be part of this culture :D

Anyone watching this used to be on a drumline? I remember doing this nowhere near as well back in my high school days, heh. Good times.

"The Argument" - at 3:35 - so cool :-) hahahaha

Are you kidding? This is the AWESOME part of KZfaq.

LOL Starting a Honda at 2:41

We're learning polyrhythms this way in my rythm class. really interresting and intuitive!

I have this dvd...probably the most remarkable music dvd I've ever see, and I've seen a whole lot. The best parts are simply seeing how much Shawn and Jonas get into what they're doing. Its all about the love of it, and nothing else for them. RIP Shawn.

Indian vocal percussion. Even more unbelievable sounding that playing the actual indian percussion instruments. Just amazing.

I see Shawn Lane in there...not surprising considering how great he was. This is amazing stuff!!!

3 minutes in starts the best part. Always makes me smile! :) every time I have to watch this at least 4 times in a row

I've played this for people who demanded I turn it off. Some people confuse the hell out of me.

scat singing is vocal improvisation with random vocables and syllables or without words at all

this is amazin! the first time i seen this i found it kinda funny but now i can just listen to the performance and feel awe! these guys are good they can play a great show and any one can enjoy it! its some of the purest talent around! thanks for posting this! p.s. my mate gave me the shawn lane paris dvd i need to watch it soon!

this rocks! I love it!

Indian Meshuggah :)

He must be one hell of a great musician!

Vinayakram brothers....Fanastic they are...

yeah my friend had to studying world music at the UofM told me that before playing a song on the drums they have to be able to sing the parts, that way they know exactly what to play, it's like memorizing sheet music almost

If, like me, you have a vivid but possibly fading memory of a young, classy, warm-voiced and quite attractive Indian-British lady who did a song very similar to the one in this video, which you found when you searched for 'indian scat singing' because you couldn't think of any better keywords to use, and then you ended up at this video of a bunch of boring old jazz cats instead of that Indian hottie with the fenomenal vocal performance, and you're frustrated because no one, not even here in the comments, is acknowledging her much earlier and much better and warmer and smoother and sexier performance, or even confirming that it has ever existed at all, and now you're beginning to doubt yourself and you wonder if maybe it was just your imagination -- well, let me assure you that your memory is very true, that you're only one mouse-click away from rediscovering that beautiful artist, whose name is Sheila Chandra and whose song is called "Speaking in Tongues", of which multiple versions can be found here on KZfaq, but this one on her own channel is a good start, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y72Tnthyz86nmoE.html

This kind of music is composed by the legend A.R Rahman in endhiran part 1 ..Chitti music...what a composition...

0:57 is that shawn lane? guy was a legend

Felt compelled to try this watching this video. My tongue filed for divorce...

The end of the piece is a well known carnatic classical teehai. It's been used in many rhythmic structures, and if I'm not wrong, the shakti record had Vikku Vinayakramji (selva ganesh's father) who performed this teehai.

these guys are great, loved when shawn and jonas played with them, it was magical

There's gotta be some Indian rapper out there employing these rhythms into some super technical raps, I'd hope so anyway.

exellent, great,awesome... how can they do something so well from something so simple?!

Oh my God, this so amazing. These people are seriously talented musicians.

Comparing Konnakkol as Indian Scat Singing is like equating Veena/Sitar with Guitar or Mridangam/Tabla with Drums. While many resort to this analogy in the pretext of convenience, it is both inaccurate and unjustified. Beatboxing, Scat Singing and the entire range of Vocal Percussions are new age inventions which are undoubtedly interesting, unique & entertaining in their own ways. However Konnakkol is a distinguished classical art form with profound meaning to each and every syllable, unsurpassed in stature, unrivaled in complexity and unparalleled in its depth & range.

absolutely good can't stop watchin....

I was already going nuts while watching this video but then I saw Shawn Lane... I think I just jizzed in my pants, lol.

Hey, that's my WiFi-Password!

Leal souvenir...

thank you so much for uploading this ive been looking for these two for years. and as i didnt know their names googling gagagagadum doesnt really work. zed-x

I've been myself learning the konnakol for the past few years, and I know how much practice it takes... ;) It's always such a pleasure to listen to you guys! Bravo! Cheers, Raphaëlle Brochet

the bomb. exciting to hear such imagination when it comes to rhythm. Western music could use more of that stuff.

Shawn Lane! This is so amazing!

Ancient Beatboxing that's it..

@conqa: Well, most members of this group (including the two white guys not singing) have played with McLaughlin. The Indian guy to the left is V. Selvaganesh who played in Remember Shakti. But as cashberg says, this is also traditional Carnatic music (konnakol) from South India.

That is so great! Thank you!

Out of this world!! AWESOME

Take That Busta Rhymes!!!

Bravo selva.Perfect! PERCUSSIONIST ALPAY®

Mate it goes off in the rave.

There's a track on Slumdog Millionaire's Soundtrack that has something similar in the background starting off the intro and throughout the track.... Same guys? Name of the song is: "Liquid Dance"

Insanely cool performance.

simply amazing!

Its Jonas Hellborg and the Vinnakrum brothers i think its from the Paris DVD check out Jonas Hellborgs work for music with Konnakol singing especially his albums Icon, Kali's Son, and Good People In Times of evil and MyShawnLaneMusicVideos youtube page

Just listen to 'The Conference' from Nitin Sawhney's album 'Beyond Skin' - absolutely amazing if you like this.

(in Orson Welles drunk voice) “He doesn’t say anything?”

i was waiting for the guitars to join in ....at one point it just sounded like he was saying take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it take it

mesmerising!

If I remember correctly, each of those syllables corresponds to a type of hit on the tabla, an Indan drum instrument. So not only can they sing the syllables, but they can play them as well. This video shows what I'm talking about: /watch?v=Joyk_EMtzn0

Wish the uploader changed the title. Anyway, for those who wanted to know the "words/lyrics" of Konnakol, this is an example: www.soundslice.com/slices/zpnNc/

Selva you f**kin rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great performance by Shawn, Selva and the team. RIP Shawn lane

The best!

This is awesome!

the bassman is just chillin out man

FANTASTIQUE !

excellent guys !!

i'm learning basics of this tomorrow!!!

du bonheur !!!!

seriously is an inspiration to get my tongue wagging more practice

The awesomest thing iver ever head !

@sybil721vane most of it. About 90-95% of what you hear in Indian Classical music is improvised. There are some pre-defined sections which form the main theme around which the musicians then improvise.

Awesome!!!!

YES!

this is intense and AWESOME! :D

To good

This is awsome.

i use konnokol as my main way for counting rhythm. its really so easy.

konokal my friends.....beautiful

Pete Lockett seems to have a DVD teaching Konokkol..... you might want to check it out.

"i shouldn't tug at the bit"

simply amazing :)

A fully kick-ass performance.

wow, that's amazing!

captivating

Reminding me of Tigran Hamasyan...

isnt the end of this improvisation a part of get down and struti by shakti on the 1977 record natural elements? with john mclaughlin?

the opening almost heard like "ojo gentak kejepit.. ojo gentak kejepit". 😂

So nobody going to talk about shawn lane the legend himself

this is awesome

3:40 when my parents are fighting

i want to see the lyrics for this

gr8

mind blowing

'Cos beatboxing and scat singing, of course, can be picked up overnight. -FT

awesome

So this is where Rachelle Farrelle gets it from? So awesome.

very very nice. karnataka sangeetha superrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Ha. Awesome.

lol he just started to scat sing and he is sweating ice cubes

@surenothug it's konakol - vocal percussion.

Konnakol is so cool! Does anybody know of any other vocal percussion techniques (besides beatboxing, of course)? I know of North Inidan 'bols', but that is as you may know merely a technique for learning how to play tablas. So, are there any other traditions around the world like this that you know of?

When two people are talking in a language I have no clue about. 😂