Punjab gharana

Tabla

Paṅjāb Gharānā (Urdu:پنجاب گھرانا) (Hindi: पंजाब घराना) (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਘਰਾਨਾ), sometimes called Punjabi or Paṅjābī Gharānā, is a style and technique of tabla playing that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, now split between present-day Pakistan and India.[1] The Punjab Gharana is considered one of the six main styles of tabla, the others being Delhi, Ajrada, Banares, Lucknow, and Farrukhabad.[1] The repertoire of the Punjab Gharana is heavily influenced by the Pakhawaj.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Instrumental Gharanas: Tabla Gharana -Details". ITC Sangeet Research Academy website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Aneesh (10 December 2016). "Listen: Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussein and others display the versatility of the Punjab gharana". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 February 2021.