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'''Chatur Lal''' (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was a renowned [[India]]n [[tabla]] player.
'''Chatur Lal''' (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was a renowned [[India]]n [[tabla]] player.


==Career==
==Career==


Chatur Lal was born on the 16 April 1925 in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=Naimpalli/>  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.<ref name=Naimpalli>{{cite book |title=Theory and Practice of Tabla |last=Naimpalli |first=Sadanand |year=2005 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=81-7991-149-7 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z63zvthhbhAC&pg=PA107 |accessdate= 2009-03-31}}</ref> His younger brother [[Ram Narayan]] was a prominent Sarangi player in the second half of 20th C. <ref>https://scroll.in/article/836696/listen-sarangi-master-ram-narayan-experiments-with-raags-rhythm-and-pace</ref>
Chatur Lal was born on the 16 April 1925 in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=Naimpalli/>  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.<ref name=Naimpalli>{{cite book |title=Theory and Practice of Tabla |last=Naimpalli |first=Sadanand |year=2005 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=81-7991-149-7 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z63zvthhbhAC&pg=PA107 |accessdate= 2009-03-31}}</ref> His younger brother [[Ram Narayan]] was a prominent Sarangi player in the second half of 20th C.<ref>https://scroll.in/article/836696/listen-sarangi-master-ram-narayan-experiments-with-raags-rhythm-and-pace</ref>


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.
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.
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Chatur Lal
Born16 April 1925
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Died14 October 1965 (aged 40)
GenresIndian classical music and World Music
InstrumentsTabla
Years active1949-1965
Associated actsAli Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Charanjit Chatur Lal, Pranshu Chatur Lal, Shruti Chatur Lal, Ram Narayan
WebsiteOfficial 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.

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naimpalli, Sadanand (2005). Theory and Practice of Tabla. Popular Prakashan. p. 107. ISBN 81-7991-149-7. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  3. ↑ https://scroll.in/article/836696/listen-sarangi-master-ram-narayan-experiments-with-raags-rhythm-and-pace
  4. ↑ Sorrell 1980, p. 26

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