The tabla class sits in a circle on the floor while practicing. Jason Zinn is sitting on the floor in front of his tabla, a classical Indian drum that’s played by hand. As his lesson begins, he pays ...

Tabla maestro Anuradha Pal on her many struggles in being a female in a male dominated field where there was no precedent Ace tabla maestro, multi percussionist, composer and educator Anuradha Pal is ...

Tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dates back hundreds of years. NPR's Ryland Barton reports Hussain's ...

Zakir Hussain is one of the world's most in demand percussionists. From his collaborations with jazz greats Charles Lloyd and Herbie Hancock to his explorations with the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, ...

The tabla, a vital Indian percussion instrument, features two drums played with intricate techniques. Distinct schools, known as gharanas, have emerged, each emphasizing unique techniques and tonal ...

Lord Krishna, Hinduism’s compassionate god of divine love, is often portrayed with a flute in hand. Perhaps that has something to do with the story that when he cut a large drum in half, producing two ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced the tabla to global audiences, died Dec. 15 at a hospital in San Francisco. He was 73. The cause ...

Having explored global fusion on her albums Get Recharged and Recharge Plus, tabla virtuoso Anuradha Pal takes the concept to another level. On her latest video Tabla Tonic, she fuses tabla beats with ...

Master tabla player Zakir Hussain was born with a destiny in music. His father Alla Rakha was a great tabla master and musical foil to Ravi Shankar for many years. Rakha raised Hussain to follow his ...

Revolutionising Indian drumming, award-winning British producer Kuljit Bhamra MBE has introduced the world’s first electronic tabla, Tabla Touch. Tabla Touch offers sound accuracy, featuring built-in ...

Tabla accompaniment to Kathak dance is very distinct from the kind that is heard in a vocal or instrumental performance. The nritta or pure dance element in Kathak is almost completely based on ...