The tabla, a vital Indian percussion instrument, features two drums played with intricate techniques. Distinct schools, known ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise.

The pattern of notes on the sitar are then given to other instruments of the orchestra. The rhythm played on the tabla or drums is shared out among many different orchestral instruments ...