B. C. Manjunath

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B. C. Manjunath (born in 1976 in Karnataka) is an Indian Mridangam player, active in Indian classical music as well as Jazz and World music genres. He is also known as a practitioner and proponent of Konnakol, [1] [2] [3] [4] including via online videos exploring mathematical structures through the practice, including the Fibonacci Tala. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Rhythmic art of healing: Konnakol lessons with BC Manjunath". Hindustan Times. 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  2. Reina, Rafael (2016-03-03). Applying Karnatic Rhythmical Techniques to Western Music. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-18012-8.
  3. Mena Andrade, Samuel Paolo (2021). Konnajazz. Aplicación del Konnakol como recurso de improvisación vocal dentro de dos temas de jazz, por medio del análisis de dos solos de BC Manjunath (bachelorThesis).
  4. Vinje, Erik (2019). Fra Stemme til Streng (Master thesis). Høgskolen på Vestandet. hdl:11250/2633206.
  5. "Artist Performing 'Konnakol' Using the Fibonacci Sequence Has Intrigued the Internet". News18. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. Vassilev, Nicole E (March 2021). "The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio in Math and Music". 2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC). p. 241. doi:10.1109/ISEC52395.2021.9764056. ISBN   978-1-6654-1383-1. S2CID   248435196.
  7. Tsioulcas, Anastasia (10 August 2018). "Let This Percussionist Blow Your Mind With The Fibonacci Sequence". npr music.