About tabla

ABOUT TABLA:

*The Tabla is a membranophone percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent,consisting of a pair of drums,used in traditional,classical,popular and folk music.

The history of tabla is unclear, and there

are multiple theories regarding its

origins.[4][10] There are two groups of

theories, one that traces its origins to

Muslim and Moghul invaders of the

Indian subcontinent, the other traces it to

indigenous origins.[4] One example of the

latter theory is carvings in Bhaja Caves.

However, clear pictorial evidence of the

drum emerges only from about 1745, and

the drum continued to develop in shape

until the early 1800s.

*Each is made of hollowed out wood or clay or brass,the daya drum laced with hoops,thongs and wooden dowels on its sides.