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: a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of India
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The day will start with a drum circle and finish with a performance by Third Coast Percussion, who will be joined by tabla player Salar Nader.
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The rhythm of the tabla, the lament of string instruments, and the undercurrent of poetic chant form a symphony of sacred mourning and quiet hope.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Thunderclaps shiver through Ramaswamy’s hands as percussive tabla dodges in and out of the score.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Anoushka’s accompanist that night was Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s foremost tabla drum players.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The rhythm of the tabla, the lament of string instruments, and the undercurrent of poetic chant form a symphony of sacred mourning and quiet hope.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Thunderclaps shiver through Ramaswamy’s hands as percussive tabla dodges in and out of the score.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Anoushka’s accompanist that night was Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s foremost tabla drum players.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Tabla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabla. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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