The tabla (or tabl, tabla) is a membranophone percussion instrument (similar to their Latin-American/Afro-Cuban relatives bongos), which are often used in Hindustani classical music, invented by the Sufi Amir Khusro. It is still used in the music behind folk and sufi poetry. It later became a part of Hindustani music industry. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres. The term tabla is derived from an Arabic word, tabl, which simply means "drum." The tabla is used in some other Asian musical traditions outside of India, such as in the Indonesian dangdut genre.