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Chapu Tala Malika

from Speaking Hands by Curtis Andrews

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I am blessed to have had the opportunity to get Sri Trichy Sankaran to compose a piece for this group and this album. His idea was to take the chapu talas (a collection of unique talas in Carnatic music) and string them together as a mala (garland). Thus we have 3+5+7+9 (24), an intriguing structure that is outlined by the ankle bells for the duration of the piece, which is as follows:
X X . X . X X . X X . X . X . X . X . X . X X .
It opens with solkattu that reflects this structure:
Ta Tom . Ta . Ta Tom . Ta Ri . Ta . Tom . Ta Ka Di Ku Ta Din Gi Na Tom

The piece features Sankaran's characteristic compositional voice and contains pleasing rhythmic twists and turns. The last section of the piece features a koraippu, which is a systematic call/answer type of reduction between the rhythm section and the melodic instruments, crowned by a korvai. It uses the raga Kharaharapriya.

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from Speaking Hands, released April 2, 2021
Composer: Trichy Sankaran (SOCAN)

Curtis Andrews: drumset, percussion
Jared Burrows: electric guitar
Robin Layne: vibraphone
David Spidel: electric bass
Kaushik Sivaramakrishnan: violin

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Sri Trichy Sankaran: mridangam

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Curtis Andrews Vancouver, British Columbia

Curtis Andrews is a Canadian-based musician with global persuasions. A percussionist/composer/teacher who creates music that is informed by his many years of experience with West African, South Indian and jazz traditions yet transcends categorization.

He has toured and recorded nationally and internationally with dozens of artists on drumset, mridangam, mbira, and percussion. ... more

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