tabla

noun

ta·bla ˈtä-blə

: a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of India

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Advertisement Born March 9, 1951, in Mumbai, Hussain gleaned his tabla drumming skills from his father, Allarakha Khan, who served as sitar master Ravi Shankar’s accompanist during the peak of Shankar’s career, according to the Allarakha Foundation. —

Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 The eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, Hussain was born in Mumbai. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024 A lot of the bluegrass instruments work perfectly within Indian rhythms because of the nature of it, three against two, all these intertwining rhythms that go on in banjo playing and also in tabla. —

Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024 Zakir Hussain, a prolific player of the Indian tabla hand drums who helped bring Indian classical music to an international audience, died Sunday in San Francisco. —

Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tabla