Tablas are hand drums that create the distinctive sound of traditional music from the Indian subcontinent. Making tablas is an intricate and labor-intensive craft.
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00:00This work has been going on for 7 generations.
00:15This is my 4th generation and this is our family business.
00:23We have been doing this for generations.
00:30I come to Bisharat and Irfan's shop whenever I have to repair or play the tabla.
00:44They make it very well, Mashallah.
00:46And they do a very good job.
00:49The first step is to make the leather.
00:59After making the leather, we have to make the ring.
01:03Once the ring is dry, we cut it and put it on the tabla.
01:12There are 16 holes in the leather.
01:15Once the 16 holes are made, I put the spices on top of it.
01:20Once the spices are applied, I make the Surka that I am told to make.
01:26The second black, first black, fourth black, third black, fourth white.
01:30I make the Surka that I am told to make.
01:42The Punjabis use it for their songs and for their pop.
01:52And the Sikhs use it in their Gurudwara for their worship.