A set of India tabla drumsThe tabla are a kind of Indian drums used in traditional Indian music as well as pop. The left-hand drum has a pitch-shifting, talking drum kind of sound. The right hand drum produces a high pitched ring that’s tuned to the key of the performance. As a fan and student of Indian classic music, I wanted to create a track that blended tabla percussion with traditional Western instruments like the violin and piano, with a healthy dose of modern sensibilities thrown in. The result is the following:

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