Дар истилоҳоти мусиқӣ, ҳунарманди ёрирасон ҳамроҳкунанда аст. Ҳунарманди хуби ҳамроҳкунанда қисми кулл аст, ки дар он некӣ сифатҳои маҳорат, фаҳмиш, дониш, омӯзиш ва ғайраро дар бар мегирад. Аммо, дар ин ҷо бояд хусусияти дигари ҳамроҳкунанда қайд карда шавад, ҳамроҳкунанда на як шахс, балки як соз аст.

Санъати навохтани табла чунон маъруфият пайдо кардааст, ки он барои миллионҳо нафар дар саросари ҷаҳон ба як сози ҳам танҳоӣ ва ҳам ҳамроҳӣ табдил ёфтааст. Хурдтарин бародару хоҳарони садонок имтиёз дорад, ки дар давраи муосир таҳаввул наёфтааст; он далели норозигии солҳои гузашта буд, ки навозандагони табла ҳамчун шаҳрвандони дараҷаи дуюм паст зада мешуданд. Ин насли нав худро сазовори таҳсин нишон дод, вақте ки аз осмони худ берунтар менигарист.

A civilization that has assimilated the best of the tradition and culture of its counterparts are sustaining amidst the treacherous trail of changes. None but we have felt the shadows of change which fell upon us from the time of Porus to the Britishers. The subcontinent holds its head in high esteem as we are the most accommodative instance of a living civilization. Different cultures have been absorbed and assimilated in varied forms across different regions within our territory. Tabla is so malleable that it fits into any shape of expression- a striking feature of its popularity. It is one among the league of a few musical instruments and almost none of its classical counterparts that has been able to project itself globally owing to its capacity to mingle with different genres of music. In its country of origin India it has paired itself with the serious traditions of Dhurpad, Dhamar, Shastriya: Khayal, Upp-Shastriya: Tappa, Thumari, Dadra, Laghu-Shastriya Bhajan, Geet, Ghazal, even folk and what not! The globalisation of music took many of our stalwart artistes to foreign lands accompanied by what appeared to be a Pandora’s Box initially; when opened it moved both the lay-listeners and connoisseurs to appreciation and admiration with greeting applause of approval for both the artiste and the accompanist alike. This was a welcoming gesture to sit and draw on the common elements latent in both the forms of expression. Over the years Tabla has structured itself distinctly alongside drums, conga, tambourine, timpani, xylophone, marimba, etc with the genres of Jazz, Blues, Pop, Funk, Soul and even Rock.