Chatur Lal
| Chatur Lal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1925 Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| Died | 14 October 1965 (aged 40) |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Years active | |
| Associated acts | Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, , Pranshu Chatur Lal, Shruti Chatur Lal, Ram Narayan |
| Website | Official website |
Chatur Lal (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was a renowned Indian tabla player.
Career[]
Chatur Lal was born on the 16 April 1925 in Udaipur, Rajasthan.[2] He toured with Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Baba Allauddin Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Sharan Rani and Ali Akbar Khan in the 1950s and early 1960s and helped popularize the tabla in Western countries and made the nuances of this Indian drum.[2] His younger brother Ram Narayan was a prominent Sarangi player in the second half of 20th C. [3]
He was the first internationally acclaimed percussionist to introduce Indian classical music with Pandit Ravi Shankar & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan to the West in mid 1950’s, when they were invited to perform all over Europe and US for Modern of Museum Art, Rockefeller Centre and Omnibus through Lord Yehudi Menuhin the great violinist.
Death[]
Lal died on 14 October 1965 at the age of 40.[4] His legacy is maintained by the Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society and his elder son Charanjit Chatur Lal, his daughter-in-law Meeta Chatur Lal, his granddaughter Shruti Chatur Lal, and his grandson Pranshu Chatur Lal.
Select discography[]
- India's Master Musician Ravi Shankar, additionally with N. C. Mullick, tamboura. World Pacific Records/Gramophone Company of India/EMI EALP 1283 (1964, first release)
References[]
- ^ Sorrell, Neil; Narayan, Ram (1980). Indian Music in Performance: a practical introduction. Manchester University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-7190-0756-9. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Naimpalli, Sadanand (2005). Theory and Practice of Tabla. Popular Prakashan. p. 107. ISBN 81-7991-149-7. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "Listen: Sarangi master Ram Narayan experiments with raags, rhythm and pace".
- ^ Sorrell 1980, p. 26
External links[]
- Official website
- Joshi, Sandeep (19 November 2009). "Musical feast in store". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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