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Bang Your Tabla

If you think you've heard a tabla, you're probably wrong. Pull out some of your old Beatles records and, chances are, you'll hear the euphonic strains of this Indian percussion instrument wafting through the backing tracks of many a George Harrison composition. Learn all about the history and traditions of the tabla at this fabulously informative website. Learn how the tabla is made, how it is played, and hear sound clips of the instrunebt in action in the "Information and History" section. Or take online lessons using a variety of illustrations showing the proper fingertip positioning under "Tabla taal, tukda-bol." There's also a page of upcoming tabla concerts and events in North America and Australia. This is a tremendous resource you can share with all the Indian music fans in your family. I already have.

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 09:34:49 -0800