I wanted the tabla to be at the centre, not in the background: Bickram Ghosh

In an era when the tabla was expected to stay in the shadows, Bickram Ghosh chose to place it at the centre of a performance, reshaping rhythm into a language that could lead rather than follow. Son ...
Los Angeles Times

Tabla great Zakir Hussain’s last work, ‘Murmurs in Time,’ sets the stage for a new generation

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lord Krishna, Hinduism’s compassionate god of divine love, is often portrayed with a flute in hand. Perhaps that ...
India Today on MSN

How ancient Indian artisans found the physics sweet spot that made the tabla sing

The tabla produces musical harmony like a string instrument, something physics said was impossible for drums. CV Raman's 1920 ...
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I feel I am one with the tabla; it's my mother tongue: Rishiraj Kulkarni

Music transcends boundaries and Rishiraj Kulkarni, a tabla and handpan artist who lives partly in Europe and partly in India, serves as the best example of this. He is also a disciple of the late ...
Medindia

The Therapeutic Tabla

In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not only as music but as therapy also, a Tabla player from a region close to Kolkata has started a tabla Academy. In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not ...
Indiatimes

Tabla demonstration

Tabla is a traditional percussion instrument belonging to the North Indian heritage. It is a part of North Indian classical music and has significant importance. It is an instrument that can be played ...
NPR

Legendary tabla virtuoso who defied genres dies at 73

Tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dates back hundreds of years. NPR's Ryland Barton reports Hussain's ...
NPR

Tabla master Zakir Hussain has died at 73

The tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dating back centuries. Hussain's talents bridged cultures and genres, ...
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Listen: How tabla players accompany dhuns

In the next segment of our series on tabla accompaniment to instrumental music, we will listen to some tracks that feature instrumental versions of the thumri and dadra forms. Instrumentalists prefer ...
Indiatimes

Tabla maestro Anuradha Pal: It was tough to even get to learn and later, to get equal opportunities

Tabla maestro Anuradha Pal on her many struggles in being a female in a male dominated field where there was no precedent Ace tabla maestro, multi percussionist, composer and educator Anuradha Pal is ...
Mixmag

World's first electronic tabla launches in Mumbai, Tabla Touch

Revolutionising Indian drumming, award-winning British producer Kuljit Bhamra MBE has introduced the world’s first electronic tabla, Tabla Touch. Tabla Touch offers sound accuracy, featuring built-in ...