tabla

E466983

The tabla is a pair of hand-played drums central to North Indian classical and folk music, known for its complex rhythms and tonal versatility.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
tabla canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hand drum ⓘ
membranophone ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ
associatedWithGharana Ajrada gharana ⓘ
linked to: Delhi gharana

Benares gharana ⓘ
Delhi gharana ⓘ
Farukhabad gharana ⓘ
linked to: Delhi gharana

Lucknow gharana ⓘ
Punjab gharana ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Bangladesh ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

Pakistan ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
classificationSystem Hornbostel–Sachs 211.2 (drums with two usable membranes) ⓘ
component baddhi (tension straps) ⓘ
gatta (tuning blocks) ⓘ
pudi (drumhead) ⓘ
syahi (black spot) ⓘ
feature complex rhythms ⓘ
distinctive timbre ⓘ
pitch bending ⓘ
tonal versatility ⓘ
hasConcept gat (fixed composition) ⓘ
kaida (theme and variation) ⓘ
peshkar (introductory composition) ⓘ
rela (fast composition) ⓘ
tala (rhythmic cycle) ⓘ
theka (basic pattern) ⓘ
tihai (cadential phrase) ⓘ
hasPart bayan ⓘ
dayan ⓘ
material animal skin ⓘ
metal ⓘ
syahi (tuning paste) ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableExponentsInclude Ahmed Jan Thirakwa ⓘ
Alla Rakha ⓘ
Anindo Chatterjee ⓘ
Kishan Maharaj ⓘ
Swapan Chaudhuri ⓘ
Zakir Hussain ⓘ
originatesFrom Indian subcontinent ⓘ
playedWith fingers ⓘ
palms ⓘ
playingTechnique bol system ⓘ
stroke-based ⓘ
tunedTo specific pitch ⓘ
typicalEnsemble Hindustani instrumental recital ⓘ
Hindustani khayal performance ⓘ
ghazal performance ⓘ
qawwali ensemble ⓘ
usedAs primary rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ
usedIn Hindustani classical music ⓘ
Indian film music ⓘ
North Indian folk music ⓘ
devotional music ⓘ
fusion music ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.