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Tabla: Fifteen Endings for Drut Tintaal Section

I wanted to get better at playing drut tintaal ending tehais for when I am playing with instrumentalists--accompanying them on tabla. This was inspired by playing with my friend Sonny, who plays bansuri--and we often play a vigorous and lively drut tintaal section.The drut tintaal is ramping up in speed and intensity, and now the … Continue reading Tabla: Fifteen Endings for Drut Tintaal Section

Humble attempt at Ustad Tari Khan’s “Impossible” tehais at Festival of Tabla w bols in notation!

Since first hearing these Kayedas and tehais by Ustad Tari Khan, I've been fascinated with them. This is my attempt to play them single time, double time, tehai (I do my own variations in single time and double time). I first figured out notation for tehais, then later went back and figured out kayedas. Original … Continue reading Humble attempt at Ustad Tari Khan’s “Impossible” tehais at Festival of Tabla w bols in notation!