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Definition: (or tabla-bayan) - NB Indian: an asymmetrical pair of small, tuned hand played drums (of the kettle-drum type) of north and central India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; the tabla drum is of wood, the Bayan of metal.
Introduction: The Tabla is a pair of tuned drums used in Indian classical music and is a very important instrument in the sub-continent. It is played with the hands while sitting on the gound, the right drum is carved from wood and is called the dayan, daya or dagga. The left drum is larger and of bowl shaped metal and known as the bayan or baya.
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TABLA
Definition: (or tabla-bayan) - NB Indian: an asymmetrical pair of small, tuned hand played drums (of the kettle-drum type) of north and central India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; the tabla drum is of wood, the Bayan of metal.
Introduction: The Tabla is a pair of tuned drums used in Indian classical music and is a very important instrument in the sub-continent. It is played with the hands while sitting on the gound, the right drum is carved from wood and is called the dayan, daya or dagga. The left drum is larger and of bowl shaped metal and known as the bayan or baya.
Read our World & Folk Drums FAQ Page or go to the Hobgoblin Instrument Info and FAQ Menu.
