Tilwada


Tilwada or tilwara is a tala of Hindustani music. Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats. Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.

Arrangement

Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves:
  • clap, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4, wave, 2, 3, 4, clap, 2, 3, 4
or counted out as:

Theka

This tala has the following arrangement:
Taal signsX203
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BolsDhaTiRiKaTaDhinDhinDhaDhaTinTinTaTiRiKaTaDhinDhin DhaDhaDhinDhin
Clap/WaveClap234Clap234Wave234Clap234