Question
Who among the following Indian classical tabla players
was called 'Abbaji'? He collaborated with American jazz drummer Buddy Rich to create a music album in 1968.Solution
Alla Rakha: • He is also known as A.R. Qureshi, was born in 1919 in Phagwal, Jammu, India. • He was a renowned tabla player of the Punjab gharana (community of musicians sharing a distinctive musical style). • He was also a devoted teacher and founded the Alla Rakha Institute of Music in Bombay in 1985. • The Indian classical tabla player who was called 'Abbaji' and collaborated with American jazz drummer Buddy Rich to create a music album in 1968 is Alla Rakha. • Rakha is best known for his collaboration with sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar in the 1960s and '70s. The duo toured extensively and helped to popularize Indian classical music in the West.
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