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==Overview==
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The '''tabla''' is the most popular [[percussion instrument]] used in the classical and popular music of the northern regions of South [[Asia]] ([[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]]). The history of this instrument is at times the subject of heated debate. The most common historical account credits the [[13th century]] Persian poet [[Amir Khusrau]] as having invented the instrument. However, none of his own writings on music mention the drum (nor the string instrument [[sitar]]). Another common historical narrative portrays the tabla as being thousands of years old, yet this is mere conjecture, based on slipshod interpretations of iconography. Reliable historical evidence places the invention of this instrument in the [[18th century]].
fullname = Società Sportiva Lazio<br>1900 SpA |
nickname = ''Biancocelesti'' |
founded = [[1900]] |
ground = [[Stadio Olimpico]],<br/>[[Rome]], [[Italy]] |
capacity = 82,656 |
chairman = [[Claudio Lotito]] |
manager = [[Delio Rossi]] |
league = [[Serie A]] |
season = 2004-05 |
position = [[Serie A]], 10th |
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'''S.S. Lazio''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Società Sportiva Lazio SpA'') is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Rome]]. They are known as the ''biancocelesti''. They play in light blue shirts, with white shorts and socks.
The term ''tabla'' is an [[Arabic]] word which means "drum", and this attests to its status as a product resulting from the fusion of musical elements from indigenous [[Hindu]] and Central Asian [[Muslim]] cultures that began in the late 16th century. The tabla is widely used in many religious prayers, including the ''[[Shabad Kirtan]]''.
 
The club was founded on January 9th 1900 as Società Podistica Lazio. The name Lazio was taken from the Latin word "Latium", that means "wide", meeting the aim of the founders to symbolize something that includes Rome, but which is not limited to Rome (in fact, Lazio is the name of [[Latium|the region where Rome lies]]). The sky blue and white strip colours were inspired by the [[Greece|Greek]] flag and the country which gave birth to Olympic tradition. At the very beginning of its history, the club ran a number of different sporting activities and, from 1902, the club started the football section.
==Ghar&#257;n&#257; &mdash; tabla tradition==
 
The club did not join the [[Italian Football League|league]] competition until 1913. They made the national decider a number of times but lost, often heavily - 9-1 on aggregate to Casale in 1914 and 6-1 on aggregate to [[Genoa 1893]] in 1923.
The transformation of the tabla from a religious-folk instrument to a more sophisticated instrument of art-music occurred in the late 18th or early 19th centuries, when significant changes took place in the feudal court music of northern South Asia. Although largely denied by most popular histories of this instrument, the tabla was played by hereditary groups (i.e. [[caste]]s) of musicians who were ascribed low social status by the greater society. The majority of the performers were Muslim and resided in or near the centers of [[Mughal]] power and culture such as [[Delhi]], Lucknow, and Lahore. However, one notable group of Hindu hereditary musicians was located in the holy city of [[Benares]] ("Varanasi"). In public performances, tabla players were primarily accompanists to vocalists and instrumentalists; however, they developed a sophisticated solo repertoire that they performed in their own musical gatherings. It is this solo repertoire along with student-teacher lineages that are the defining socio-cultural elements of tabla tradition known by the Urdu-Hindi term ''[[gharana|ghar&#257;n&#257;]]'' (ghar = "house" Hindi, -&#257;n&#257; = "of the" Persian).
 
The club played in the first [[Serie A]], but their highest pre-war finish was second in 1937. Post-war the club continued to fail in the league, but did win the [[Coppa Italia]] in 1958. However, they had to wait until 1974 for their first ''scudetto''.
Most performers and scholars recognize six ghar&#257;n&#257;s of tabla. They appeared or evolved in the following order, presumably:
# Delhi ghar&#257;n&#257;
# Lucknow ghar&#257;n&#257;
# Ajrara ghar&#257;n&#257;, later followed by
# Faurkhabad ghar&#257;n&#257;
# Benaras ghar&#257;n&#257;
# [[Punjab]] ghar&#257;n&#257;
Other tabla performers have identified further derivations of the above traditions, but these are a subjective claims, largely motivated by self-promotion. Some traditions indeed have sub-lineages and sub-styles that meet the criteria to warrant a separate ghar&#257;n&#257; name, but such sociomusical identities have not taken hold in the public discourse of Hindustani art music, such as the Qasur lineage of tabla players of the Punjab region.
 
However, when [[Sergio Cragnotti]] became president of the club, he was prepared to invest long-term in new players for the club. In 1993 Lazio finished fifth in Serie A, fourth in 1994, second in 1995, third in 1996, and fourth again in 1997 before winning the ''scudetto'' for the second time in 2000 with [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] (1997-2001) as manager. They had Coppa Italia victories in 1998, 2000 and 2004 and they also won the last UEFA [[Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1999.
Each ghar&#257;n&#257; is traditionally set apart from the others by unique aspects of the compositional and playing styles of its exponents. In the days of court patronage the preservation of these distinctions was important in order to maintain the prestige of the sponsoring court. Ghar&#257;n&#257; secrets were closely guarded and often only passed along family lines. Being born into or marrying into a lineage holding family was often the only way to gain access to this knowledge.
 
But after a financial scandal which invested Cragnotti and his foodstuff multinational [[Cirio]], Lazio was controlled in 2004 by a bank pool, in order to be sold to enterpreneur [[Claudio Lotito]], who is the current team owner. The new season for Lazio brought away several strong team players, who were sold to make up the big deficit that regarded the team, which is quoted at the ''Piazza Affari'' Italian stock market. During this summer, former 36-year old Lazio star [[Paolo Di Canio]] accepted to join his favourite team one more time, giving up a much more worthwhile contract from his previous team [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].
Today many of these ghar&#257;n&#257; distinctions have been blurred as information has been more freely shared and newer generations of players have learned and combined aspects from multiple ghar&#257;n&#257;s to form their own styles. There is much debate as to whether the concept of ghar&#257;n&#257; even still applies to modern players. Some think the era of ghar&#257;n&#257; has effectively come to an end as the unique aspects of each ghar&#257;n&#257; have been mostly lost through the mixing of styles and the socio-economic difficulties of maintaining lineage purity through rigorous training.
 
The club plays at the 82,656 seater Stadio Olimpico, shared with [[A.S. Roma]]. The two teams play one another each year in the [[Rome derby]], a fiery, emotional match often marked with tension and fights in the stands. The two clubs have a history of rivalry; in the 2003 season an unprecedented event occurred when the [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] [[Ultras]] forced the game to be suspended after false rumours spread around the stadium that a child had been killed by the police prior to the beginning of the game. In the current 2004/2005 season, Lazio won the first leg of the derby 3-1, while the second leg was a 0-0 draw.
Nonetheless the greatness of each ghar&#257;n&#257; can still be observed through study of its traditional material and, when accessible, recordings of its great players. The current generation of traditionally trained masters still hold vast amounts of traditional compositional knowledge and expertise.
 
Famous Lazio players include [[Alen Bokšić]], [[Giorgio Chinaglia]], [[Paul Gascoigne]], [[Silvio Piola]], [[Giuseppe Signori]], [[Pavel Nedvěd]], [[Juan Sebastián Verón]], [[Paolo Di Canio]], [[Jaap Stam]], [[Angelo Peruzzi]], [[Hernán Crespo]], [[Dino Baggio]], [[Roberto Mancini]], [[Christian Vieri]] and [[Alessandro Nesta]].
This body of compositional knowledge and the intricate theoretical basis which informs it is still actively being transmitted from teacher to student all over the world. In addition to the instrument itself, the term "tabla" is often used in reference to this knowledge and the process of its transmission.
 
==First team squad==
==Nomenclature and construction==
{|
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'''Goalkeepers'''
*1 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Angelo Peruzzi]]
*32 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Ballotta]]
*33 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Matteo Sereni]]
'''Defenders'''
*2 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Guglielmo Stendardo]]
*5 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Felice Piccolo]]
*7 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Manuel Belleri]]
*8 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luciano Zauri]]
*13 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sebastiano Siviglia]]
*16 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Giallombardo]]
*22 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Massimo Oddo]]
*25 {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Emilson Sanchez Cribari|Cribari]]
|valign="top"|
'''Midfielders'''
*3 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Baronio]]
*4 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Firmani]]
*6 {{flagicon|France}} [[Ousmane Dabo]]
*10 {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[César Rodríguez Aparecido|Fucking Bitch]]
*20 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabio Liverani]]
*31 {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Christian Keller]]
*68 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Christian Manfredini]]
*85 {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Valon Behrami]]
*TBD {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gaby Mudingayi]]
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|valign="top"|
'''Attackers'''
*9 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Paolo Di Canio]]
*17 {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Igli Tare]]
*18 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Tommaso Rocchi]]
*19 {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Goran Pandev]]
*21 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Simone Inzaghi]]
|}
 
==Team honors==
The smaller drum, played with the dominant hand, is called d&#257;y&#257;ñ (lit. "right"; a.k.a. d&#257;hina, siddha, chatt&#363;) and can also be referred to individually as "tabla." It is made from a conical piece of wood hollowed out to approximately half of its total depth. One of the primary tones on the drum is tuned to a specific note, and thus contributes to and complements the [[melody]]. The tuning range is limited although different d&#257;y&#257;ñ-s are produced in different sizes, each with a different range. For a given d&#257;y&#257;ñ, to achieve [[harmony]] with the [[soloist]], it will usually be necessary to tune to either the tonic, dominant or subdominant of the soloist's key.
*Italian Champions '''2''' 1973/74 1999/00
*[[Coppa Italia|Italian Cup]] '''4''' 1958 1997/98 1999/00 2003/04
*Italian SuperCup '''1''' 1998
*UEFA [[Cup Winners' Cup]] '''1''' 1998/99
*[[European Super Cup]] '''1''' 1999
 
==External links==
The larger drum, played with the other hand, is called b&#257;y&#257;ñ (lit. "left"; aka. dagga, dugg&#299;, dh&#257;m&#257;). It is a bowl shape made of metal (or sometimes [[clay]] or [[wood]], although not favored for durability). It has a much deeper [[bass (musical term)|bass]] [[timbre|tone]], much like its distant cousin, the [[kettle drum]].
*''[http://www.sslazio.it/ Official site]'' (in [[Italian language|Italian]])
*[http://www.lazionet.net Lazio.net Community] (Ass. Cult. Lazio.net)
*[http://www.fcitalia.com/lazio/news/newslazio.htm SS Lazio News] (FC Italia, in Italian)
*[http://www.laziofever.com LazioFever] The International site in English language about Lazio
*[http://www.franciabiancoceleste.com Francia Biancoceleste] (Ultras Lazio, in french)
 
{{Serie A}}
The playing technique for both drums involves extensive use of the fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of different sounds. On the b&#257;y&#257;ñ the heel of the hand is also used to apply [[pressure]], or in a sliding motion, so that the [[pitch (music)|pitch]] is changed during the sound's decay. This "modulating" effect on the bass drum and the wide range of sounds possible on the instrument as a whole are the main characteristics that make tabla unique among percussion instruments.
 
Both drum shells are covered with a head (or puri) constructed from goat or cow skin. An outer ring of skin is overlaid on the main skin and serves to suppresses some of the natural overtones. These two skins are bound together with a complex woven braid that also gives the entire assembly enough strength to be tensioned onto the shell. The completed head construction is affixed to the drum shell with a single continuous piece of cow or camel hide strap laced between the braid of the head assembly and another ring (made from the same strap material) placed on the bottom of the drum. The strap is tensioned to achieve the desired pitch of the drum. Additionally, cylindrical wood blocks are inserted between the strap and the shell allowing the tension to be adjusted by their vertical positioning. Fine tuning is achieved by striking vertically on the braided portion of the head using a small hammer.
 
The skins of both drums also have an inner [[circle]] on the [[drumhead|head]] referred to as the siy&#257;h&#299; (lit. "ink"; a.k.a. ''sh&#257;&#299;'' or ''g&#257;b''). This is constructed using multiple layers of a paste made from cooked rice mixed with a black powder of various origins. The precise construction and shaping of this area (especially on the smaller drum) is responsible for modification of the drum's natural overtones, resulting in the clarity of pitch and variety of tonal possibilities unique to this instrument. The skill required for the proper construction of this area is highly refined and is the main differentiating factor in the quality of a particular instrument.
 
For stability while playing, each drum is positioned on a [[toroid]]al bundle called chutta, consisting of plant fiber or another malleable material wrapped in [[cloth]].
 
==The tabla in popular culture==
 
While it is certainly correct to introduce the tabla as an instrument "from the Subcontinent" or "played in the classical music of India", one must take notice of the international popularity of this instrument resulting from its large-scale, transnational diffusion first caused by notable "musical ambassadors" such as the late Ustad [[Alla Rakha]], and later through recorded media. Arguably, the tabla is the most popular Hindustani musical instrument at present, used in a variety of musical genres of multiple cultures and sub-cultures. The infectious timbres of this instrument are used extensively by studio engineers who frequently include digital samples of the tabla that they purchased from a CD or downloaded from the internet or come installed in the sound libraries of electronic keyboards. One can hear the tabla in numerous Hollywood and US prime time television soundtracks such as [[Cyborg 2]], ''[[The Scorpion King]]'', ''[[American Beauty]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' and ''[[Law & Order]]''. The tabla has also become a popular fusion instrument and is found in performance and recordings of an array of musical styles from traditional forms such as flamenco to cutting edge electronica.
 
==Famous players and teachers==
*Akram Khan
*Afaq Hussain
*Ahmedjan Thirakwa
*[[Alla Rakha]]
*Allah Dittah
*[[Aloke Dutta]]
*Altaf Hussain Tafo Khan
*Amir Hussain Khan
*Aneesh Pradhan
*Anindo Chatterjee
*Anokelal Mishra
*Bashir Hussain Goga
*Bashir Khan Karachiwale
*Bikram Ghosh
*[[Chatur Lal]]
*[http://www.aimrec.com Enayet Hossain]
*Fariad Hussain Bhulli Khan
*Fateh Din Qasuri
*Feroz Khan
*Bhai Gurmeet Singh Virdee
*Habibuddin Khan
*Jnan Prakash Ghosh
*Kanai Datta
*Karamilhahi
*Karim Baksh Pairna
*Karsh Kale
*Keramatullah Khan
*Latif Ahmed Khan
*Mahaparush Mishra
*Masit Khan
*Miran Baksh Gilwalia
*Nabi Baksh
*Nayan Ghosh
*Nikhil Ghosh
*Qader Baksh
*Samta Prasad
*Shafaat Ahmed Khan
*Shankar Ghosh
*Shaukat Hussain Khan
*Shubhankar Banerjee
*Suresh Talkwalkar
*Swapan Chaudhari
*[[Talvin Singh]]
*Tanmoy Bose
*[http://www.tari-tabla.com Tari Khan]
*[[Trilok Gurtu]]
*Vishal Nagar
*Wajid Hussain
*Yogesh Samsi
*[[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]
*Zakir Singh
 
Rasikananda Das
 
==External links==
*[http://www.taritabla.com/video/Jhaptal_in_Roopak.mpg Video of a tabla player]
*[http://chandrakantha.com/tablasite/ Resources for learning tabla]
*[http://www.tablaonline.com/ Information on Tabla and Tabla-Players]
*[http://kippen.org/masters.html/ Masters of Tabla and Pakhavaj]
 
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