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Alla Rakha

  • Listen: Rethinking the analogy that a Hindustani music performance is like a conversation

    Listen: Rethinking the analogy that a Hindustani music performance is like a conversation

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 25, 2025 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Seven film songs composed by tabla maestro Alla Rakha

    Listen: Seven film songs composed by tabla maestro Alla Rakha

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Oct 01, 2022 · 07:30 am
  • Do festivals really benefit the Hindustani music scene? After decades of debate, opinion is divided

    Do festivals really benefit the Hindustani music scene? After decades of debate, opinion is divided

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jun 12, 2021 · 07:30 am
  • Listen: The 11-matra Char taal ki sawari taal performed by Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain and others

    Listen: The 11-matra Char taal ki sawari taal performed by Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain and others

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jul 18, 2020 · 08:00 am
  • Listen: Ektaal lends itself to instrumental music too, as these sitar and santoor performances show

    Listen: Ektaal lends itself to instrumental music too, as these sitar and santoor performances show

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Mar 09, 2019 · 06:45 am
  • Watch: Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha teach the basics of playing sitar and tabla

    Watch: Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha teach the basics of playing sitar and tabla

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Jan 13, 2018 · 06:45 am