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YouTube du Jour: Badal Roy, Tabla Master
Badal Roy, a tabla player famous for his playing with some of the great jazz musicians of the '70s, including Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, is at Snug Harbor tonight at 8 p.m. Here's part of a performance in New York last summer. View full size...
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