http://tablagharana.com/ Tabla Gharana is your source for all things tabla related. A community website built and designed for tabla players to gain exposure on the internet, and for tabla beginners to get information about the tabla and where to find one on one instruction. http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=9 Arguably, the tabla is the most popular Indian percussion instrument at present, used in a variety of musical genres of multiple cultures and sub-cultures... http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=8 The smaller drum, played with the dominant hand, is called d&#257;y&#257;ñ (lit. "right"; a.k.a. d&#257;hina, siddha, chatt&#363;) and can also be referred to individually as "tabla."... http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=7 The transformation of the tabla from a religious-folk instrument to a more sophisticated instrument of art-music occurred in the late 18th or early 19th centuries...<br /> http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=6 The history of this instrument is at times the subject of heated debate. The most common historical account credits the 13th century Persian(iranian) poet Amir Khusrau as having invented the instrument... http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=5 The tabla is a widely popular South Asian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular and religious music of the northern Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres... http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=4 The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and, developed over several eras, remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of religious inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment... http://tablagharana.com/readarticle.php?article_id=3 We would greatly appreciate assistance adding information to this area. If you have created an account here, you can add articles or submit an error report to help us keep this whole area up to date and informative.<br /><br />We could use assistance from teachers, musicians, historians, anyone really who can offer any amount of correct information to the database. Help us to create a place on the internet flurishing with information for anyone wanting to learn or further study the tabla and other Hindustani instrunments!<br /><br />Please contact us if you have any questions!<br />