tabla
- noun
- /ˈtɑːblə/
- The only indigenous Indian instruments in the song are the tabla and the shehnai.
- dhol and tabla
- guitar, tabla
- play the tabla
Examples
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Film music, as part of the larger Indian musical tradition, sometimes uses traditional instruments such as the tabla and sitar.
Academic text (2006) -
Enjoy the texture of harmonium, guitar, tabla, and cymbals with the singer.
Academic text (2005) -
During the composition process, he invites his friend, a tabla player, to play along.
Academic text (2016) -
Indian instruments such as the tabla no longer sound exotic to Western ears, as they are prominently featured in TV commercials and films.
Academic text (2006) -
Just before the second verse, the tabla plays a fill and accompanies the rest of the song, emphasizing the Nepali sound.
Academic text (2016) -
As can be inferred from the musical material of the melody and the use of tabla in this song, Rohit is immersed in local music.
Academic text (2016) -
The verse is based on an I-V-I chord progression accompanied by guitar, bass, and tabla.
Academic text (2016) -
When I attended in 2013, the loudest elements of the ensembles were the tabla, keyboards, vocals, and bam.
Academic text (2016) -
Such instrumentation includes electric keyboards, tabla, harmonium, and bamboo flute.
Academic text (2016) -
During the composition process, he invites his friend, a tabla player, to play along.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tabla comes from Hindi and Urdu, and before that from the Arabic and Persian root tabl, which means 'drum'. So tabla is literally the name for the pair of small hand drums used in Indian music, which explains its modern meaning.