As an American musician who's not listened to much Hindustani or Carnatic music, this kind of vocalization is similar to a technique we call "Scat" in 1970's American Jazz. But with Jazz there's an accompanying melody you harmonize with. This gentleman is leveraging his vocal in a percussive & rhythmic way, irrespective of melody. I've not ever seen anyone else do that so it's pretty cool. Look up George Benson for an example of the scat thing & you'll see what I'm talking about. It's not often we can draw parallels between Indian & Western music, but I see a loose correlation. Very cool stuff.
As an American musician who's not listened to much Hindustani or Carnatic music, this kind of vocalization is similar to a technique we call "Scat" in 1970's American Jazz. But with Jazz there's an accompanying melody you harmonize with. This gentleman is leveraging his vocal in a percussive & rhythmic way, irrespective of melody. I've not ever seen anyone else do that so it's pretty cool. Look up George Benson for an example of the scat thing & you'll see what I'm talking about. It's not often we can draw parallels between Indian & Western music, but I see a loose correlation. Very cool stuff.