Thursday, July 8, 2010

The Cymbal or Drone Player

Finally we come to the Taal (cymbal) player. Sometimes, in Hindustani music the Taal player is missing, and instead you would find a couple of drone players i.e. the people sitting behind the vocalist maintaining the base tone.  The Taal - or the Drone player - is the least noticed and acknowledged - though he is the crucial person who maintains the basic beat/tonality.  

Without the Taal or the Drone, there would be a large vacuum in the music.  

In organisations, the Taal players are the people in operations, logistics and systems - they are the people who run the machines, and who ensure things get finally implemented.  They are normally the least acknowledged - but who work the hardest.


1 comment:

Kishore said...

i never knew this instrument is called Cymbal (now i know ;) ). i used to refer to it as taal and i truly second to your belief and understanding that the people who play this instrument are least acknowledged or noticed. each blog of yours is either interesting, informative, entertaining or a combo of all ;) Great !