u/MountainToppish

Anyone have a link to a good source of basic info on Indian music rhythms to hand? I'm not planning to play any drums, but I often find it hard to identify taals in things I listen to (teental is about it).

There are lots of sites/videos etc, but all the ones I know assume knowledge the reader/viewer may not have - eg. they'll tell you teentaal is 'Dha Dhin Dhin Dha' etc, without any info on what the syllables 'dha' etc refer to.

I know a few terms (eg. sam & khali), but still have no idea if just finding the number of beats in a cycle, and hearing the sam & khali are enough to identify a taal.

I'd be grateful for any recommendations.