Illustration of tabla
: a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of India
Examples of tabla in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73.
—
Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain was born to tabla master Alla Rakha and his wife Bavi Begum in 1951 in Mumbai, and is considered a national treasure in his homeland.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain, who passed away on Dec. 15 at age 73, was a titan of tabla, the hand drums used as the main percussive instrument in a wide variety of South Asian music, from Qawwali to Hindustani classical to Gurbani Kirtan.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tabla 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain was born to tabla master Alla Rakha and his wife Bavi Begum in 1951 in Mumbai, and is considered a national treasure in his homeland.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain, who passed away on Dec. 15 at age 73, was a titan of tabla, the hand drums used as the main percussive instrument in a wide variety of South Asian music, from Qawwali to Hindustani classical to Gurbani Kirtan.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tabla
Articles Related to tabla
Dictionary Entries Near tabla
Cite this Entry
“Tabla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabla. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share