Allah Rakha, who understood that a good accompanist must immerse himself in the ‘ocean of raagas’, had taalim (the term used for training in North Indian music) in khayal from Ustad Ashiq Ali ...

The legendary tabla virtuoso, Ustad Zakir Hussain, was laid to rest on Thursday at a cemetery near San Francisco. As a heartfelt homage, renowned Indian percussionist A Sivamani, accompanied by ...

“The news of Ustad Zakir Hussain' s death in America is a great shock to the Indian music world. Zakir Hussain, the son and successor of Ustad Allah Rakha, took the tabla to the global stage ...

Chatra: Well-known tabla player Ashok Sinha of Hazaribag, a disciple of Ustad Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain, mourns the loss of his legendary guru.

Chatra: Well-known tabla player Ashok Sinha of Hazaribag, a disciple of Ustad Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain, mourns the loss of his legendary guru. A resident of the Jheel Road locality, Sinha is ...

It is said that Hussain’s father Ustad Allah Rakha would whisper various tabla beats into his son’s ears while he was asleep. As Zakir grew up, he would skip the riyaaz (practice) schedule and ...

Ustad Allah Rakha Khan got the honor of playing the sarangi in presence of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He came to Pakistan in 1948 and associated with Radio Pakistan till 1992.

Ustad Allah Rakha wouldn’t speak when he was on stage either. “You know, other people speak to the audience, tell them what they’re going to play etc. He wouldn’t.

Pakistan Ustad Shaggan, Allah Rakha remembered The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage organised reference to pay tribute to these legendary artists News Desk June 07, 2015 ...

For the last five years, Fazal Qureshi, one of the three sons of tabla maestro, late Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, has been organising a tribute concert to celebrate his father and mentor’s birthday ...

Ustad Allah Rakha, as a young boy of 12 years, found the instrument fascinating while visiting his uncle in Gurdaspur. His inclination towards Indian classical music and the Performing Arts made ...