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: a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of India
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Anoushka’s accompanist that night was Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s foremost tabla drum players.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The initial idea was to have a sitar player do an Indian-type of beginning with tablas.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
His father, Alla Rakha, was considered one of the world's greatest player's of tabla, a centuries-old Indian hand drum.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The initial idea was to have a sitar player do an Indian-type of beginning with tablas.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
His father, Alla Rakha, was considered one of the world's greatest player's of tabla, a centuries-old Indian hand drum.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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
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“Tabla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabla. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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