In the fifth part of our series on tabla accompaniment to Hindustani music and dance, we take a closer look at the tabla player’s role in accompanying thumri, dadra and allied forms. But before that, ...

In the past two episodes of Sonic Saturday, we discussed the nine-matra Matta taal and the 11-matra Char taal ki sawari, two rhythmic cycles that are not as commonly heard as the 16-matra Teentaal or ...

For tabla maestro Pt Yogesh Samsi, the weekend has been busy. A solo recital in Mumbai at the joint barsi of Ustad Amir Hussain Khan and Pt Arvind Mulgaonkar on Friday was followed by a show in Pune ...