tiny fingers drumming tables grew up tak-dhina-dhin goes the bea for eager dancers to move their feet hymn-singers find him to invoke incantation meditators grateful good concentration He rules the podium with fiery speeches provoking crowds The drummer has come a long way indeed…
Note:
Tabla is the Indian version of drums, played with fingers and Tak-Dhina-Dhin is a popular beat they associate the sound with. The other cylindrical insrument you see is called a Dhol.
This video will give an idea about the music.
Reena, I love the drumming video. Her beat in the beginning definitely sounds like a heartbeat, then the beat speeds up as the heart would speed up during dancing.
Not trying to be a smartaleck with my question, but why is your poem about a “he” instead of a “she”? I’d like to think of this very talented young person being the one at the podium with the incantations and fiery speeches.
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“He” can be changed to “She” 🙂 There are more male than female tabla players, so I guess it was a conditioned response.
One of my cousins was always called to accompany the harmonium player in meditation sessions, because her rhythm was harmonious with the concentration they needed.
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❤ What an honor for your cousin.
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Amazing to master such a skill…
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Yes. Musicians are magicians.
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Very impressive…a skill nurtured becomes an amazing talent.
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Thanks, Mish!
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It is amazing what these young children become. Looking back one can almost see it from the beginning.
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Yes. I agree.
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