Alla Rakha popularised the art of tabla, playing across the globe, elevating the status and respect of this instrument. "Abbaji" (as he was affectionately known by his disciples) also bridged the gap ...

To say that music was instilled in Ustad Zakir Hussain right from the moment he was born, won't be wrong. And credit goes to his father, tabla icon Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, popularly known as Alla ...

The late Ustad Alla Rakha Khan, legendary tabla maestro who would have turned 93 on 29th April was a traditional musician. He trained in the Punjab gharana style of tabla first under Lal Mohammed and ...

Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla maestro and one of the most revered musicians in the world, has passed away at the age of 73 in San Francisco, where he had been undergoing treatment in the ICU due ...

Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919 – 3 February 2000), popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of ...