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Tabla

A pair of hand drums, the dayan and bayan, that can speak in syllables called bols.


Draft outline. This page is planned but not written yet. Aishwarya will write it; the notes below are the plan.

The tabla talks: every stroke has a syllable, like letters that spell rhythms.

What this page will cover

  • Dayan (right) and bayan (left)
  • The black syahi and why it sings
  • Bols: Dha, Dhin, Na, Ta
  • Tala: theka for Teentaal