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Konnakol is the Carnatic music (South Indian classical) performance art of vocal percussion. Basically, Konnakol is the drum language from South India. History The practice of konnakol has been around for years. In southern India the terms Solkattu and Konnakol Continue reading Konnakol
Imagine a game like cricket or baseball but without a ball! A game played with a stick and a peg, this outdoor game requires remarkable hand eye co-ordination. This is a team game requiring a good deal of outdoor space. Continue reading Gilli-dunda
A carillon is a musical instrument having at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bells housed in a free-standing bell tower (sometimes even portable) and played from a keyboard console. History The art of carillon playing originated nearly 500 years ago Continue reading Carillon
Cluster ballooning is an uncommon form of ballooning in which a single balloonist is attached by a harness to a cluster of relatively small helium-inflated rubber balloons. History The first cluster balloonists is Larry Walters, who, in 1982, without any Continue reading Cluster Ballooning