tabla
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tabla (plural tablas)
(music) A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
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Exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla are common.
Raga rock is rock or pop music with a heavy Indian influence, either in its construction, its timbre, or its use of instrumentation, such as the sitar and tabla.
The highlights were two Indian musicians, Ustad Matloob Hussain Khan on sitar, and Vasi Ahmad Khan on the tabla.
With the tabla (membranophone percussion instrument) genius Ustad Khadam Hussain Khan and the Santoor player Altaf Pathan, Azhar Mughal mesmerized the audience with his charming voice.
Jenkins immersed himself in Indian percussion styles, recently adding tabla drums to his repertoire.
The continuation of the raga with Raja’s tabla accompaniment was superb.