Tabla The tabla is the most percussive instrument of Hindustani music. It consists of a pair of drums, of which one is the treble (dayan) and the other is the bass (bayan). Together they produce a fine texture of sound. Each of the drums is made of different material – one of earthenware and the other of wood. The tops of the drums are covered with animal skin.The dhrupad and the dhammar alone use the pakhawaj. All other forms of Hindustani classical music use the tabla. The basic tonic note is tuned on the right drum and the left is tuned an octave below. This kind of a double drum combination is believed to have been devised by Hazrat Amir Khuro. There is another kind of tabla called the tabla taranga which is a collection of about fifteen tablas tuned to the treble of the notes of the scale.
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