Alla Rakha Qureshi was an Indian tabla player who specialised in Hindustani classical music. Widely revered as one of history's most iconic players of the tabla, belonging to Punjab gharana of tabla p
Alla Rakha, 1988
Flyer for an October 1967 concert by Shankar and Rakha (left), held four months after their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival
Paṅjāb Gharānā, sometimes called Punjabi or Paṅjābī Gharānā, is a style and technique of tabla playing that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, now split between present-day Pa
Alla Rakha
…Indian tabla player who specialised in Hindustani classical music. Widely revered as one of history's most iconic players of the tabla, belonging to Punjab gharana of tabla players. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and was largely responsible for introducing tabla to the Western…