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 ...

Tabla is a traditional percussion instrument belonging to the North Indian heritage. It is a part of North Indian classical music and has significant importance. It is an instrument that can be played ...

An illuminated portrait of the late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain installed on stage at Mahindra Percussion Festival ‘25, in association with The Hindu, conveyed that the Indian music maestro will ...

There is something inherently human about telling a story. In his magnum opus, historian Yuval Noah Harari observed that “Homo Sapiens is a storytelling animal that thinks in stories rather than ...

People around the world are discovering Shobhit Banwait thanks to his tabla versions of pop songs. The Brampton native plays the tabla — Indian hand drums — along to pop songs by the likes of Justin ...

New Delhi (AFP) – Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved globally, has died at the age of 73, officials said Monday.

Hailed as a ‘Queen of tabla’ and a ‘percussion phenomenon’, Anuradha Pal is one of the most talented and best known female tabla artistes in the world. A living legend in her own right, Anuradha is ...

Arshad Syed can’t remember the first time he picked up a tabla, a traditional South Asian drum. Music is just something that’s always been a part of him. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News ...

In a poignant tribute to the late tabla master and longtime Cal Performances friend Zakir Hussain, Chicago's Third Coast Percussion continues a collaboration initiated with the music legend before his ...

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 ...