What is Tabla?
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} [[File:Tabla drums demo.webm|thumb|180px|Tabla drums demo (file from Commons Media of the Day)]] The '''tabla''' ({{lang-hi|तबला}}, {{lang-bn|তবলা}}, {{lang-ur|طبلہ}}}, ''tablā'' from {{lang-ar|طبل، طبلة}}, ''tabl, tabla'') is an [[drum]] used in South Asian music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-of-tabla.com/history_of_tabla.php|title=Tarang's World of Tabla|accessdate=28 January 2013|last=|first=|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|quote=|archive-date=15 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215073759/http://www.world-of-tabla.com/history_of_tabla.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is used for [[pakistani classical music|classical]], popular and devotional music of [[Pakistan]]. The instrument is two [[hand drum]]s of different size and shape, similar to bongos. They make different sounds. The drums are treble and bass drum. Tabla is played hitting the fingers on the drum head and sliding the palm to create a modulating sound. A lot of sounds can be created from the tabla by changing how you use your hands. The tabla originated from the a more ancient cylindrical drum called the Pakhawaj.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chandrakantha.com/tablasite/articles/overview.htm |title=Basic Overview of the Tabla |author=David Courtney |work= |publisher= |accessdate=28 January 2013 |archive-date=19 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619053255/http://www.chandrakantha.com/tablasite/articles/overview.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Zakir Hussain]] is a notable tabla player. There are different Gharanas or houses of tabla. Zakir Hussain's style is of the Punjab Gharana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zakirhussain.com/|title= Zakir Hussain|accessdate=28 January 2013|last= |first= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref> Another notable tabla player is [[Ibrahim Ibrahimi]], form Afghanistan. {{Gallery |title=Tabla images |width=280 |height=210 |lines=5 |align=center |File:Prop. Tabla.jpg | alt1=Two drums are the complete set |Professio