Taal is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for language and was used as an early name for Afrikaans; it may also refer to the South African creole language Tsotsitaal.

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Tala (music)
Taal (musical instrument) an Assamese traditional instrument
Taal (film), a 1999 Bollywood film by Subhash Ghai
Taal, Batangas, a municipality in the Philippines
Taal Lake, a freshwater lake in the Philippines
Taal Volcano, an active volcano in the Philippines
Ta'al (Arab Movement for Renewal), an Arab-Israeli political party founded by Ahmad Tibi
Taal, a God of Beasts in the universe of Warhammer Fantasy (setting)
Taal, a progressive rock band from France

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Taal (instrument)

The taal (Assamese: তাল; Odia: ଗିନି, Gini ) is a pair of clash cymbals, which make high-pitched percussion sounds. The word taal comes from the Sanskrit word Tālà, literally means a clap. It is a part of Indian music and culture, used in various traditional customs e.g. Bihu music, Harinaam etc.

Materials used

The clash cymbal, taal is made of bell metals i.e. bronze, brass, copper, zinc etc. Each cymbal is connected with a cord which passes through hole in its center. The pitch of different types of taal vary according to their size, weight and the materials used. A player can also adjust the timbre by varying the point of contact while playing.

Types

There are many types of Taal, categorised by size, weight and appearance.

Bortaal (Assamese: বৰতাল) is the big size clash cymbal, Its weight approx. 1½−2 kg. The player who plays Bortaal is called in Assam as Gayan. Bortaal is a symbol of Assamese traditional culture. Sometimes, the players perform dance-music with both e.g. in Gayan-Bayan, Bortaal Nritya etc. Sometimes the player perform with only music e.g. in Harinaam, Dihanaam etc. The rhythmic high-pitched sound of the Bortaal makes the surroundings pure and sacred.

Taal (film)

Taal (English: Rhythm) is a 1999 Bollywood musical romantic drama directed by Subhash Ghai. Taal was an official selection for the 2005 Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival. Taal was screened retrospective, during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Amrish Puri and Alok Nath. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam. It was quite successful in India and overseas, becoming the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety's box office list.Anil Kapoor, A.R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik and Anand Bakshi each won a Filmfare Award for their work in the film.

Synopsis

Manav (Akshaye Khanna) comes to visit India with his wealthy father Jagmohan Mehta (Amrish Puri), his aunt and uncle, and his father's employees. In Chamba he meets Mansi (Aishwarya Rai), the beautiful daughter of a spiritual singer named Tara Babu (Alok Nath); Jagmohan Mehta owns the Mehta & Mehta group and is into investing in Chamba; their families meet, and Jagmohan and Tara Babu become acquainted and friendly toward each other. Manav and Mansi fall in love, but when Jagmohan learns of this he packs the family up and moves them to their house in Mumbai, with the excuse that Mansi and her father are of low social status. However, he is nice to Tara Babu's face and invites him to come and stay with him in Mumbai if he, Tara Babu, ever happens to be visiting there. Mansi is distressed by Manav's departure but he assures her that he will not abandon her and that everything will be fine. She gives Manav his scarf which she modified, making it say "Manavsi", a juxtaposition of their names.