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Tabla is played hitting the fingers on the drum head and sliding the palm to create a modulating sound. A lot of sounds can be created from the tabla by changing how you use your hands. | Tabla is played hitting the fingers on the drum head and sliding the palm to create a modulating sound. A lot of sounds can be created from the tabla by changing how you use your hands. | ||
Origin of Tabla has always been controversial amongst the historians. Some believed it to be originated from an ancient cylindrical drum called the Mridang or Pakhawaj.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chandrakantha.com/tablasite/articles/overview.htm |title=Basic Overview of the Tabla |author=David Courtney |work= |publisher= |accessdate=28 January 2013}}</ref> . Some historians credited 13th century sufi poet Amir Khusrau as the inventor of this instrument who had cut Pakhawaj into two parts to create tabla.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/history-daily/amir-khusrau/|title=Amir Khusrau: In the courts of Delhi Sultans|accessdate=15 May 2021|last= |first= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhiwale-this-week-of-amir-khusro/story-gftZb1UWLjr5iJqpTLje2O.html |title=Delhiwale: This week with Amir Khusrau |author=Mayank Austen Soofi |work= |publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref> | |||
[[Zakir Hussain]] is a notable tabla player. There are different Gharanas or houses of tabla. Zakir Hussain's style is of the Punjab Gharana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zakirhussain.com/|title= Zakir Hussain|accessdate=28 January 2013|last= |first= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref> | [[Zakir Hussain]] is a notable tabla player. There are different Gharanas or houses of tabla. Zakir Hussain's style is of the Punjab Gharana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zakirhussain.com/|title= Zakir Hussain|accessdate=28 January 2013|last= |first= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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The tabla (Hindi: ą¤¤ą¤¬ą¤²ą¤¾, Bengali: ą¦¤ą¦¬ą¦²ą¦¾, Urdu: Ų·ŲØŁŪā}, tablÄ from Arabic: Ų·ŲØŁŲ Ų·ŲØŁŲ©ā, tabl, tabla) is an Indian drum used for North Indian Music.[1] The tabla invention is found in India. It is also used for classical, popular and devotional music of Pakistan. The instrument is two hand drums of different size and shape, similar to bongos. They make different sounds. The drums are treble and bass drum.
Tabla is played hitting the fingers on the drum head and sliding the palm to create a modulating sound. A lot of sounds can be created from the tabla by changing how you use your hands.
Origin of Tabla has always been controversial amongst the historians. Some believed it to be originated from an ancient cylindrical drum called the Mridang or Pakhawaj.[2] . Some historians credited 13th century sufi poet Amir Khusrau as the inventor of this instrument who had cut Pakhawaj into two parts to create tabla.[3][4]
Zakir Hussain is a notable tabla player. There are different Gharanas or houses of tabla. Zakir Hussain's style is of the Punjab Gharana.[5]
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References
- ā "Tarang's World of Tabla". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ā David Courtney. "Basic Overview of the Tabla". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ā "Amir Khusrau: In the courts of Delhi Sultans". Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ā Mayank Austen Soofi. "Delhiwale: This week with Amir Khusrau". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ā "Zakir Hussain". Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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