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Chatur Lal
12+ albums
Indianindian classical
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14th Oct, 1965, India lost a great Tabla Wizard with the untimely death of Pandit Chatur Lal at the young age of 40. The violinist virtuoso, Late Lord Yehudi Menuhin, once remarked "Pandit Chatur Lal was one of those few supreme pioneer musicians who won for India the great and growing following it now commands in the West. He stole the hearts of his audiences wherever he went with his art and his enchanting personality". Pandit Chatur Lal himself observed, "All My Efforts Served A Single Purpose: Sangat Both In Art And Life." Pandit Chatur Lal was the first Indian percussionist to take Indian drums ‘Tabla’ to the West in 1955 with Usatd Ali Akbar Khan then in 1956-57 with Pandit Ravi Shankar and so on. He was also the first Indian musician who’s tabla solo LP was released both in the East & the West. A German disciple then the Director of Max Muller Bhawan, Dr. Heimo Rau, called him 'the incarnation of the god of music' who opened to the listener a fourth dimension of experience beyond time and space. Born on April 16, 1926 in Uadipur, Rajasthan. While yet a boy, Chatur Lal started a vigorous period of long and continues practice, which is the only way to attain perfection. Night after night Chatur Lal's drum-beating became a source of nuisance for the local policeman in the night duty. One day the policeman lost his patience and knocked at the door and burst upon him: "You should be in bed at this time. You have no business to keep the locality awake." A little frighten
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Master Drummers Of India
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The Drums Of India
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Ravi Shankar Presents the Master Drummers of India
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Anthology of Indian Classical Music: A Tribute to Alain Daniélou
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Drums of North and South India
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North Indian Restaurant Music
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Ravi Shankar Presents The Master Drummers Of India (Digitally Remastered)
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Instruments De Musique Du Monde
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Ravi Shankar Presents Traditional Music Of India
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The Drums of India - WP 1403
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Master Drummers of India [Legacy]
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Music from India [Music Digital]