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Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919 – 3 February 2000), mononymously known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialised in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and was largely responsible for introducing tabla to the western audience.
May 6, 2024 · Alla Rakha (born April 29, 1919, Phagwal, Jammu, India—died February 3, 2000, Mumbai) was an Indian tabla player, widely acknowledged in his day as one of the finest in India. As a regular accompanist of Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar in the 1960s and ’70s, he was largely responsible for developing interest in the tabla among non-Indian ...
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Apr 7, 2019 · Alla Rakha Qureshi, one of the greatest tabla players of the century, would have turned 100 on April 29 this year. Tribute concerts spread over two days — April 28 and 29 — at NCPA, Nariman Point, by his three percussionist sons Zakir, Fazal and Taufiq, and a number of his students from across the world will be held to commemorate the occasion.
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Apr 27, 2019 · Learn about the life and music of Alla Rakha, a legendary tabla player who popularised Indian rhythms worldwide. Explore his training, compositions, collaborations and legacy through audio and video clips.
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Feb 6, 2000 · Alla Rakha, who was given the honorific Ustad as a master musician and teacher, was a virtuoso of the complex system of talas, rhythmic cycles that are central to Hindustani classical music,...
Feb 5, 2000 · Alla Rakha. With Ravi Shankar, he took Indian music to the world. Fri 4 Feb 2000 20.53 EST. The name of Alla Rakha, tabla player, who has died aged 81, will always be twinned with that of...
