Chatur Lal

Chatur Lal (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was a renowned Indian tabla player.

Chatur Lal
Born16 April 1925
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Died14 October 1965 (aged 40)
GenresIndian classical music
Instrumentstabla
Associated actsAli Akbar Khan, Ram Narayan, Ravi Shankar
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

Chatur Lal was born on the 16 April 1925 in Udaipur, Rajasthan.[2] He toured with Ravi Shankar, Aashish Khan, Baba Allauddin Khan, Nikhil Banerjee 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]


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 Chaturlal, his daughter-in-law Meeta Lal, his granddaughter Shruti Lal, and his grandson Pranshu 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. 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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