JUST one hit and you wonder, whether that deep, magical sound filling the room really came from your fingers. Could a tabla make that sound? In the hands of a wizard like Zakir Hussain definitely.

For Haridas Vhatkar, tabla making won't be the same again, as he mourns the passing away of his most celebrated customer, Ustad Zakir Hussain. “I first began making tablas for his father Alla Rakha, ...

At dusk, the narrow lanes of Dal Mandi in downtown Varanasi spring to life. Rows of shops in the northern Indian city offer colourful wares, from the famous Banarasi silk saris, costume jewellery and ...

A former “drabki”, Essam says he knows all the secrets of tabla making. “Materials and dimensions characterise each kind of darbouka. Since the instrument is typically Egyptian, its body is made of ...

Jamshedpur: A century-old musical instrument-making family from Andharjhor village on the city outskirts fondly remembers the late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who visited their workshop thrice.

For Haridas Vhatkar, tabla making won’t be the same again, as he mourns the passing away of his most celebrated customer, Ustad Zakir Hussain. “I first began making tablas for his father Alla Rakha, ...

Over the past years there has been an increasing interest in tabla, an instrument with a long history, renowned performers such as Said Al Artist and many young people who learn to play it His whole ...