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Cheever, Handey, Suphala

August 31, 2007

Suphala

At 17, this American child of Bombay parents decided to take up the tabla, the traditional hand drums of Indian music. But in Suphala’s hands the tabla is not so traditional. She stopped by Studio 360 to demonstrate and perform. Her new album is called Blueprint.

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Posted by: clinton September 04, 2007 - 12:05PM
Minneapolis

Great to hear the history of the instrument from someone who is familiar with the past, but has an eye to the future.

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