Explore Tabla through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tabla meaning
A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
Using Tabla
- The main meaning on this page is: A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- In the example corpus, tabla often appears in combinations such as: the tabla, of tabla, and tabla.
Context around Tabla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tabla
- In this selection, "tabla" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bharatnatyam, joshi, renowned, maestro, divas and players stand out and add context to how "tabla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accompanied by tabla players dhanraj and ajinkya joshi tabla and abhishek. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tabla" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tabla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He himself plays the tabla. (5 words)
What next in terms of tabla for you? (8 words)
At 14, he gave up playing the tabla. (8 words)
He was initiated into tabla by his father at the age of six, and continued under the guidance of Pandit H. Taranath Rao; from the age of ten he studied with the late Ustad Alla Rakha. (36 words)
The tabla maestro Rabin Lal Shrestha, who played at every single edition of Jazzmandu right from the first one, recently succumbed to illness, in what is a great loss to Nepali music. (32 words)
The Educational space, according to Dr. Tabla, will be named in honor of Rev. Dr. Peter James Flamming, Pastor Emeritus of the Historic First Baptist Church in Richmond, VA, USA. (30 words)
What next in terms of tabla for you? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
Expressing his joy, Chief Minister Yadav announced that December 25 will be celebrated as 'Tabla Divas'.
He himself plays the tabla.
He will be accompanied by tabla players Dhanraj Persaud and Gurdain Rayatt, both accomplished and sought-after performers in their own right.
A packed house at the Stafford Civic Center resonated with the vibrant rhythms and melodies of Dimensions of Tabla.
Hussain has many observations about his father, the tabla legend who represented the Punjab gharana.
It consists of a 10-year syllabus for singing, Bharatnatyam, tabla, harmonium, kathak and natya sangeet.
The singers will be accompanied by Trichur R Mohan (mridangam), Ajinkya Joshi (tabla) and Abhishek Shinkar (harmonium).
Ustaad Zakir Hussain, the renowned tabla maestro, was born on March 9, 1951, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
What next in terms of tabla for you?
At 14, he gave up playing the tabla.
The drama featured major forms of classical dance from India such as Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kathak, presented with live music on sitar, violin and tabla.
Full blooded contribution and support by Ramkumar Mishra (tabla), Dharamnath Mishra (harmonium) and Murad Ali (sarangi) added to the thrill of this multihued presentation studded with superb laggis.
She will be joined by Anubrata Chatterjee on the Hindustani tabla, a pair of small drums.
Sitar maestro Partha Bose expanded the limited boundary of raga Patadeep very patiently and convincingly during alap and enjoyed the gatkari with Chiranjit Mukherjee’s agile tabla.
Sonit, also a tabla player, has always had a keen interest in environment and nature, since he was three years old.
The Educational space, according to Dr. Tabla, will be named in honor of Rev. Dr. Peter James Flamming, Pastor Emeritus of the Historic First Baptist Church in Richmond, VA, USA.
The song starts out slow with a pulsing bassline, guitars, and a smattering of tabla.
The tabla maestro Rabin Lal Shrestha, who played at every single edition of Jazzmandu right from the first one, recently succumbed to illness, in what is a great loss to Nepali music.
He was accompanied by Aaroh Kampuwale, Jitendra Sharma on the harmonium and Ashish Upadhayay on the tabla.
He was initiated into tabla by his father at the age of six, and continued under the guidance of Pandit H. Taranath Rao; from the age of ten he studied with the late Ustad Alla Rakha.
Common combinations with tabla
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tabla 8×
- of tabla 3×
- and tabla 3×
- tabla players 2×
- tabla maestro 2×