Definitions for "Theka"
the basic pattern of drum strokes which identifies a rhythm cycle
The basic composition for rhythm instruments such as tabla. It concretizes the otherwise abstract entity of tala.
The stylized arrangement of principal bol-s defining structural form and divisions of the tal. A cycle of the drumming pattern identified with a particular tal used for keeping time in music.
1) The fundamental rhythmic pattern used for timekeeping. 2) A type of theme and variation, similar to peshkar, used by musicians of the Benares gharana.