Tabla tarang

The tabla tarang (Hindi: तबला तरंग) is a melodic percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It consists of between ten and sixteen tuned dayan drums. In a tabla "pair" instrument, the dayan is the treble drum and the bayan is the bass drum. Tarang means "waves". By hitting with the hand at the center of the different dayan drums – known as syahi – notes of different pitches are produced like a bell ringing. The player is able to perform melodies based on several ragas.

Tabla tarang player, Sandip Burman, at the University of Chicago in 2015

Notable tabla tarangists

• Pt. Kamalesh Maitra
• Sandip Burman

See also

• Pat waing
• Tabla

References

• Rosenthal, Ethel (2003). The Story of Indian Music and Its Instruments. Low Price Publications. ISBN 9788175363083.

External links

• Tabla tarang video
• Audios at the Smithsonian Institution