Solkattu Manual

"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone—novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist—can work through."—David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone—novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist—can work through."—David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone—novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist—can work through."—David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"With its wealth of information and practical exercises, this new Solkattu book is a revelation and offers the opportunity to delve into a little-known but exhilarating manifestation of South Indian drum language."—Glen Velez, percussion soloist, composer, and professor of percussion, Mannes College of Music

"With its wealth of information and practical exercises, this new Solkattu book is a revelation and offers the opportunity to delve into a little-known but exhilarating manifestation of South Indian drum language."—Glen Velez, percussion soloist, composer, and professor of percussion, Mannes College of Music