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:''for the village in Oman see [[Tanam, Oman]]''
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'''Tanam''' or '''Taanam''' (pronounced tānam) is one of the methods of [[raga]] improvisation (''manodharma'') in the [[Carnatic Music|Carnatic classical music]] tradition, suited mainly for vocal, [[Violin (instrument)|violin]] and [[Veena|veena]].

It consists of improvising a particular raga with repetition of syllables from the phrase "Ananta Anandam Ta", meaning "O Lord, give me happiness". The use of a rhythmic pulse has an important place in taanam exposition, and the singer is sometimes joined by the [[mridangam]] artist, since this is said to enhance the effect of the performance. The tradition of mridangam artist accompanying during tanam is usually credited to the custom of [[Kerala]] based Carnatic musicians.

Tanam is the second part of a [[Ragam Thanam Pallavi|Raagam Taanam Pallavi]], and comes immediately after the [[raga]] is sung but before the [[pallavi]] is about to begin. Among these three modes, tanam is rarely sung very elaborately when compared to raga and pallavi, the reason usually cited for this being that tanam singing requires a lot of physical stamina, sound knowledge of the fundamentals of classical music, good practice and experience.

In violin and veena solo concerts, however, tanam is almost always performed as part of the main piece.

[[Category:Carnatic music terminology]]

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