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30+ years TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guitar / Konnakol 🎵🎵
Rhythmic Music Conservatory (DK)
Royal Academy of Music (DK)
Danish National Academy of Music (DK)
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School / Lombardia (IT) 2025
Master Konnakol with Henrik Andersen – Innovative Rhythm Training
Unlock the power of rhythm through exclusive konnakol lessons with Henrik Andersen, one of the world’s foremost konnakol experts.
Henrik was the first to share “how-to” konnakol videos online in the 1990s, and his unique approach draws on years of study with a.o legendary percussionists Pete Lockett (UK) and Trilok Gurtu (IN).
As a vocalist, guitarist, and actor – not a traditional drummer – Henrik brings a fresh, creative perspective that breaks away from conventional rhythm teaching. With his own method developed over decades.
He offers original pedagogical tools, specially designed konnakol training programs from beginner to advanced professional level, and unique materials including four video tutorials and an in-depth book (available in the webshop).
Henrik’s lessons are not about performance—they are about creative growth, inspired by a 5000-year-old Indian vocal rhythm tradition that offers new pathways far beyond conventional “Western” rhythm education.
Whether you are new to konnakol or seeking to expand your rhythmic creativity at the highest level, Henrik’s innovative, holistic and highly personalized teaching will guide you forward.
Lessons also available online (Zoom/Skype).
"It is mind-blowing that an art form so ancient can feel like science fiction. I highly recommend Henrik’s videos—not just for music education, but as 'brain-yoga' for the modern mind."
— Student, Bmusician Academy
"I’ve had Henrik’s materials for 15 years. His Tihai tables are like a cheat code for rhythm. I still use them to translate complex math into grooves for djembe and dhol."
— Community Review, World Percussion Group
"If you want to stop playing scales and start playing rhythms, this is the gold standard. Henrik shows you how to 'speak' a solo before you play it."
— Review, The Gear Page
"Andersen’s 'Learn Konnakol' serves as a Rosetta Stone for Westerners trying to decipher the complex rhythmic codes of South India."
— World Music Central
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KONNAKOL with quintuplets
These two video examples are for trained musicians - If you want to LEARN KONNAKOL
from the basic level - check out my tutorials in the shop