Tarannum Khan- The Tabla Player

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Tarannum Khan- The Tabla Player

• In a country where tabla is one of the most
  important percussion instruments in any kind of
  music, we hardly see female participants coming
  forward to learn the same. There's one female who
  wants to break the trend.  56 year old Tarannum
  Khan from Aligarh, is born in a family of
  percussionists. 

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Family Generation in Musicians

• With generations of musicians in the family,
  Tarannum Khan was keen on learning the Tabla
  since she was 3 year old. An age when females of
  the family where kept away from learning the art,
  Tarannum's father Junaid felt otherwise. He
  started teaching his daughter when the other
  members of the family weren't around. Soon he
  realized he had made a right decision.

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• Tarannum was quick to pick up the finger
  movements along with the understanding of beats
  and rhythm. Junaid knew this girl will grow to
  make him proud. He started moulding the thoughts
  of the elders in his family. Seeing Tarannum's
  progress and inclination to learn the elders
  taught her the nuances and soon she was one of
  the prime members of the family who earned
  accolades in the family shows in India and
  abroad. All through her career Tarannum Khan
  has focussed on encouraging other female members
  come up and grow beyond singing. She now runs a
  tabla academy in Daulataganj and teaches female
  students personally. 

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THANK YOU

• Address-
• Name Tarannum Khan
• Date of Birth/Age 25th September, 1961
• Home Town Aligarh, U.P.
• Current City Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Nationality Indian
• Occupation Tabla Player