Syahi

Set of tabla, with the syahi applied
A close-up of a syahi
Close-up of patch of tuning paste

Syahi (also known as gaab, ank, satham or karanai) is the tuning paste applied to the head of many South Asian percussion instruments like the dholki, jori, tabla, madal, mridangam, khol and pakhavaj.


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