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Tulip · Post by **Tulip** » 21 May 2009, 06:29

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srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 21 May 2009, 08:38

I haven't heard any group singing/concert where the mridangam player is allowed to operate the talam/speed!

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 21 May 2009, 09:55

While I don't particularly like this practice, it does happen for a few krithis where the charanam is sung in a faster tempo or kAlapramAnam to the previous sections. For example I have heard it done for "raghuvamsa sudha" (kadanakuthuhalam), marivere (shanmukhapriya), ninnuvinna (navarasa kannada) and sadhinchine.

For the group rendition you mentioned, I guess the group had decided with the mrudangam player for him (or her) to increase the tempo so that the whole group can sing the charanam in a consistent (faster) tempo. For a solo concert, this is just done by the vocalist (or lead instrumentalist) and the accompanists just follow.