A short example of a short theka in adi taala (a cycle of 8 beats) on mridangam and konnakol (oral percussion). The mridangam strokes are played along with the corresponding solkattu (onomatopoeic syllables of the mridangam strokes) said aloud.
3 year old child playing a metallophone, a homemade percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck with a mallet to make sound, fixes to a wooden box which works as a resonating device.
An old hollowbody-style acoustic guitar is sampled here as more of a percussive instrument. The strings are muted and strummed a few times as well. Uploaded by sean a.