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A musician playing tabla.

Indian tabla, consisting of two drums, baya (left) and daya, in the James Blades Collection.

Observe a man playing the tabla

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tabla: Media

musical instrument

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Observe a man playing the tabla

Observe a man playing the tabla

The tabla, the principal rhythmic instrument in the Hindustani music tradition.

Video: Wesleyan Virtual Instrument Museum 2.0 (https://wesomeka.wesleyan.edu/vim2)

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A musician playing tabla.

A musician playing tabla.

© byheaven/Fotolia

Indian tabla, consisting of two drums, baya (left) and daya, in the James Blades Collection.

Indian tabla, consisting of two drums, baya (left) and daya,...

Reid Music Library, The University of Edinburgh, gift of James Blades

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