• Video Library    • Zakir Hussain Session 2      Zakir Hussain
presents a critical element of Indian music, which is the unique
tension and release compositional device known as "Tihai," that
presents a fixed rhythmic phrase three times in sequence, with
the last beat of the third phrase landing on the "Sam."
Understanding the elements of Raga melody and Tala rhythm leads
towards a culminating type of phrase unique Indian music, known
as a "Tihai," which is used to build excitement, tension and
ultimately a release on the first beat of the cycle "Sam." Load
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