![]() ![]() ![]() Other percussion instruments may be employed in dappankuthu. The rhythm of the dappankuthu is often signified by a mix of beat patterns layered and flowing into one another. A customised trumpet (called Nadaswaram locally) is also sometimes employed. Unlike normal tambourines, this requires a wooden stick to play. It shares its emphasis on percussion with older folk dances of Tamil Nadu, such as kummi and kolattam.Ī percussion instrument called Tharai thappattai in Tamil, without the jingles, is often used for dappankuthu or similar dance forms. Unlike classical Indian dances such as bharatanatyam or kathakali, dappankuthu is relatively informal in that it has no structured, repeated steps and dancers do not learn through formal dance classes. It is one of several popular genres employed in film music, mainly in Tamil cinema and other South films, filmed and produced by people of Tamil culture. Dappankuthu (or simply Kuthu) is a folk dance and music genre with an emphasis on percussion performed in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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