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Ustad Alla Rakha Khan (1919-2000) was a master of the Punjab school of tabla performance. He began his musical career in radio and composed music for more than two dozen films. His partnership with Ravi Shankar brought him worldwide recognition as a percussionist and brought Hindustani music to international attention. He also performed solo and in duets and trios with his sons Zakir Hussain and Fazal Qureshi.

Resources in This Category

• John Byrne Cooke Photography

  http://www.cookephoto.com/ravi.html
  Photographs of Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha performing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

• NPR : Usted Allarakha Khan

  http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1069992
  Interview with Indian music promoter Balwant Dixit.

• Rediff On The Net: Ustad Alla Rakha Chat

  http://www.rediff.com/chat/allachat.htm
  Transcript of a chat session held in 1999.

• The Guardian: Alla Rakha

  http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/feb/05/guardianobituaries1/print
  Obituary by Reginald Massey.

• The Music Magazine: Following Another Beat

  http://www.themusicmagazine.com/allarakha.html
  Article by Sugandhi Ravindranathan.

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