The tabla, a vital Indian percussion instrument, features two drums played with intricate techniques. Distinct schools, known as gharanas, have emerged, each emphasizing unique techniques and tonal ...

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of ...

Bamboo flutes, clay pot drums and wooden string instruments highlight how Indian musical traditions embraced sustainability through natural materials and repairable design.

The twin hand drum was developed in its current form about 300 years ago on the Indian subcontinent but the roots of the tabla may date to pre-Muslim, Arabia. The name comes from "tabl," the Arabic ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

NEW DELHI — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon ...

PORT ANGELES — Joseph Albright’s musical journey took him around the world and back home to Port Angeles. Albright, 26, has been back and forth between the United States and India seven times, ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from ...

Indian Tabla musician Zakir Hussain laughs during a press conference to announce a musical concert in Mumbai, India (Rajesh Nirgude/AP) Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical ...