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tabla Definition

tabla (täb)

noun

a set of two small drums whose pitch can be varied, used esp. in India and played with the hands

Etymology: Hindustani < Ar ṭabla, drum

tabla Usage Examples

Converse of subject

accompany: For this tour they play each in one half of the concert as soloists accompanied by tabla.

Converse of object

  • play: The very first Monday Mr Russell and a man from India called Vishnu played the tabla and it sounded great.
  • teach: Currently, he teaches tabla at the London University and in many schools throughout London.
  • include: Instrumental accompaniment TBC but will include tabla, kora, keyboards.
  • learn: Sukhvinder learned the tabla from the great tabla Maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Benares, a living legend in tabla playing.

Adjective modifier

Indian: The artist invites the participant one at a time to a sensory experience involving a rhythmic time cycle involved in Indian tabla drumming.

Modifies a noun

  • maestro: He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.
  • playing: Both number theory and tabla playing may be viewed as the study of patterns, Bhargava told Peterson.
  • player: Not content with one instrument, Mohamed is also a talented tabla player.
  • solo: This has enhanced the dignity of tabla solo and has brought it closer to vocal music.
  • music: It is therefore perhaps appropriate to think of tabla music as quite literally a language with its own logical rules of construction.
  • drum: Stage Three: Gat The tabla drums now enter, playing a specific tal time cycle.

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