ragam-tanam-pallavi

Indian music

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South Indian music

  • ghatam
    In South Asian arts: South India

    …the South Indian concert, called ragam-tanam-pallavi, is, on the other hand, mostly improvised. It begins with a long alapa, called ragam in this context, presumably because this elaborate, gradually developing alapa is intended to display the raga being performed in as complete a manner as possible, without the limitations imposed…

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