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Tala Name: Rupak

Matras: 7

Divisions: 3+2+2

Tali: 1, 4, 7 (most people agree with 4,7)

Khali: none (most people believe the sam as the khali)

Jati: Misra

Bol:

 

X(0)			2		3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
tin	tin	nā	dhin	nā	dhin	nā

 

Rupak tala is the most commonly used cycle amongst the seven-beat cycles. It is found in semi-classical compositions as well as bhajans and thumris. This tala, according to many musicians, is the only tala bearing a khali on the sam. The sam, however, is the start of the cycle and it should be most forceful, even if the baya has no use. This diagram shows the tala having a tali on three divisions and have no khalis.

 

✇AUDIO CLIP: Rupak Tala

 

UPDATED: September 17, 2011