Rhythm is claimed to be the forerunner of music about which men learnt during the early days of their sociological and cultural evolution. Before they discovered sur (musical notes) or invented saaz ...

In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not only as music but as therapy also, a Tabla player from a region close to Kolkata has started a tabla Academy. In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not ...

Over the past years there has been an increasing interest in tabla, an instrument with a long history, renowned performers such as Said Al Artist and many young people who learn to play it His whole ...

A tabla player and multi-percussionist, Anuradha Pal is a Mumbai-based musician trained by the late Ustad Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain. Pal went on to start two fusion bands; Stree Shakti is an ...

Using the tabla, Anuradha Pal brings the emotions of the Ramayana, along with jugalbandis to highlight the interwoven traditions of storytelling and music from India’s heartland There is something ...

Hindustani classical music is unthinkable without the tabla and its varying tempo of beats. In the devotional music of all three major religions (Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism) as well as Sufi and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung ...

At dusk, the narrow lanes of Dal Mandi in downtown Varanasi spring to life. Rows of shops in the northern Indian city offer colourful wares, from the famous Banarasi silk saris, costume jewellery and ...

Ustad Bashir Khan is a world renowned tabla maestro and soloist belonging to the Punjab gharana. He has received many awards including the ‘Pride of Performance’. He performs regularly outside ...