About Tabla

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      About Tabla :                                                                                                              It is used in Indian folk music and is a part of Hindustani music      art.The right hand drum is called a tabla and the left hand drum is called a dagga or baya. It is  claimed that the term tabla is derived from an Arabic word, tabl, which simply means      "drum."Playing technique involves extensive use of the fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of different sounds and rhythms, reflected in the mnemonic syllables (bol). The heel of the hand is used to apply pressure or in a sliding motion on the larger drum so that the pitch is changed during the sound's decay. In playing tabla there are two ways to play it: band bol and khula bol.In sense of classical music it is termed as "tali" and "khali".  

                            The roots for tabla invention are found in India.The carvings in Bhaja Caves in the state of Maharashtra in India shows a woman playing Tabla and another woman performing a dance, dating back to 200 BC.Taals has developed since the Vedic or Upanishads eras in India.as a result Pushkar was in existence long before even the Pakhawaj.The myth is also extended that tabla is invented by the Indian sufi poet and musician Amir Khusro in the 13th century, originating from the need to have a drum that could be played from the top in the sitting position to enable the more complex rhythm structures that were required for the new Indian Sufi vocal style of chanting and Zikr. Its invention would also have complemented the complex early Sitar melodies that Amir Khusro was composing.