Tabla Drums
Diameters approx 4″ & 5″ and they are 7″ tall.
The tabla is a South Asian membranophone percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small drums. It has been a particularly important instrument in Hindustani Classical Music since the 18th century, and remains in use in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The name tabla likely comes from tabl, the Persian and Arabic word for drum. However, the ultimate origin of the musical instrument is contested by scholars, some tracing it to West Asia, others tracing it to the evolution of indigenous musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent.
The tabla consists of two single headed, barrel shaped small drums of slightly different size and shapes: daya also called dahina meaning right, and baya also called bahina meaning left. The daya tabla is played by the musician’s right hand (dominant hand), and the baya tabla is a bit bigger and deep kettledrum shaped. Each is made of hollowed out wood. the daya drum laced with hoops, thongs and wooden dowels on its sides. The dowels and hoops are used to tighten the tension of the membrane. The daya is tuned to the ground note of the raga called Sa (tonicin Western music). The baya construction and tuning is about a fifth to an octave below that of the daya drum. The musician uses his hand’s heel pressure to change the pitch and tone color of each drum during a performance.
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