The tabla is a set of two drums, one larger than the other. The smaller drum, normally made of wood, is tuned to a certain note to match the pitch of the main instrument.

Fans of orchestral music may not know the name of tabla master Sandeep Das or the music of Dinuk Wijeratne's Tabla Concerto. But on Sept. 26, they will learn "that the tabla can speak – almost ...

Zakir Hussain, star of Indian classical music, dies at 73. He introduced the tabla — a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music — to global audiences.

Indian drums to be demonstrated ... "I'll be playing eight types of drums: the tabla, dholak, dholki, khola, ghatam, khanjara, moorsing and dol," he said. Admission is $10 at the door.

Zakir Hussain, a renowned tabla virtuoso and percussionist who was instrumental in spreading the sound and splendor of classical Indian music worldwide, passed away on Sunday at 73. In an official ...

As India’s tabla tradition fades, a drum craftsman’s heart still beats for his art. Mumtaz Ali, 65, son of a master craftsman who made drums for stars including Ravi Shankar, ...

Mumbai/Kolkata: The 59th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday warranted a special drum roll for India, with two Indian tabla artistes featuring.

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 ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific player of the Indian tabla hand drums who helped bring Indian classical music to an international audience, died Sunday in San Francisco. He was 73.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Zakir Hussain, whose “dancing fingers” made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died at 73 years old.

But on Sept. 26, they will learn "that the tabla can speak – almost as if it has a tongue," says Das, and that Wijeratne's concerto is "one of the best works of the 21st century," according to ...