Sitar Saturday - Rhythm Section

Its time for the rhythm section of #sitarsaturday

First we start off with some tabla. These drums are what you usually hear accompanying a sitar. They can play super fast and the drums are tuned in tones to accompany the tuning of the sitar.

Another popular percussion instrument to accompany sitar is the Ghatam. The audio quality of this video isn't the greatest but the performance is top notch.

Kanjira is another one you often hear backing up the sitar. It is such a basic little drum but the tones you can get out of them with pitch bending can be quite complex. Plus being able to belt out a beat this fast while tossing them up in the air takes a lot of skill.

That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)