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Which pair of hand drums, shown in this photograph and consisting of a smaller wooden dayan and a larger metal bayan, is the principal percussion instrument of Hindustani classical music?
Answer: Tabla — The tabla is a paired percussion instrument essential to North Indian classical music, popularised globally by virtuosos such as Ustad Zakir Hussain.
- A Mridangam
- B Tabla ✓
- C Dholak
- D Pakhawaj
The tabla is a paired percussion instrument essential to North Indian classical music, popularised globally by virtuosos such as Ustad Zakir Hussain.