Taal Dadra ••

Dadra Taal is a Six Beats​ Taal which is extremely common in the the lighter forms of music. It is is commonly found in Thumris, Qawwalis, Film songs, Bhajans, Gazals, and Folk Music throughout India.

The name is derived from its association with the Dadra style of singing. This is a semiclassical form that is somewhat similar to thumri. The dadra style of singing in turn, derives its name from the place where it began.

An Archival photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Musicians; Pandit Ravi Shankar in a concert with Pandit Kishan Maharaj on Tabla while Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (extreme right) following their performance keenly!
 

Classification of Indian Musical Instruments ••

The general term for musical instruments in India is 'Vadya' (वाद्य). There are predominantly 5 types of them. There is a traditional system for the classification of instruments. This system is based upon; non-membranous percussion (ghan), membranous percussion (avanaddh), wind blown (sushir), plucked string (tat), bowed string (vitat). Here are the classes and representative instruments.

The two most towering personalities of Indian Classical Music; Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar!
Two Frames; One Legendary Photo! 🙏🙏