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Tala Name: Ektal

Matras: 12

Divisions: 2+2+2+2+2+2

Tali: 1, 5, 9, 11

Khali: 3, 7

Jati: Tisra

Bol:

X		0						2
1	2	3		4				5	6
dhin	dhin	dhā	ge	ti	ra	ki	ṭa	tun	nā
0		3						4
7	8	9		10				11	12
ka	tā	dhā	ge	ti	ra	ki	ṭa	dhin	nā

Ektal is a common tala heard in classical and semi-classical music. The origin of the name is unknown as ektal (meaning “one-clap”) actually has four claps in the form of talis. Nonetheless, ektal is the only tala, besides tintal, which is commonly known in its slow, medium, and fast tempo. This is the Hindustani version of the tala. There is a Bengali version which is found commonly in Bengali bhajans. This is a twelve matra cycle, although in fast tempos, it is practically counted as six-beats divided 2+2+1+1.

VILAMBIT PRAKAR:

Here is a slow tempo variation of ektāl.

X

1

2

dhin

te

dhin

te

0

3

4

dhā

kre

ge

ge

ge

ti

ra

ki

ṭa

2

5

6

tun

te

nā

ti

nā

nā

nā

0

7

8

ka

tā

tā

ti

ra

ki

ṭa

3

9

10

dhā

kre

ge

ge

ge

ti

ra

ki

ṭa

4

11

12

dhin

te

dhā

tre

dhā

dhā

DRUT PRAKAR:

Here is the fast tempo variation of ektāl.

X		0				2
1	2	3		4		5	6
dhin	dhin	dhā	ge	ti	ṭe	tun	nā
0		3				4
7	8	9		10		11	12
ka	tin	dhā	ge	ti	ṭe	dhin	nā	nā

UPDATED: November 4, 2017