By the close their ranks have doubled into a colourful army stamping out percussive rhythms in wooden sandals.

Many such martial arts incorporate music, especially strong percussive rhythms.

Many of the album's tracks are seamlessly segued; ambient soundscapes blend into percussive rhythms, dramatic buildups, melodic string arrangements, and vocal choruses and chants.

Dance movements are closely related to the percussive rhythms and songs.

The straight-legged position gave a new vitality to the footwork, which wove percussive rhythms in its own right, whether together with or in complement to the tabla or pakhawaj.