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| + | '''Chatur Lal''' (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was an Indian tabla player. One of the musicians responsible for bringing classical Indian music to the attention of western listeners. He first toured in Europe in 1955 and then onto the USA accompanying [[Ravi Shankar]]. They recorded the acclaimed ''Three Ragas'' album in 1956 and, with [[Nodu C. Mullick]], ''Sounds of India'' (1957) and ''India's Master Musician'' (1959). | ||
| + | He wrote the music for Norman McLaren's animated film ''A Chairy Tale" (1957)'' and James Ivory's documentary on Indian minature paintings ''The Sword and the Flute (1959)''. | ||
| − | + | Lal recorded the solo album ''Drums of India'' in 1961. | |
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| − | [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)]] | + | Chatur Lal is mentioned in the list of influences inside the cover of ''"[[Freak Out!]]" (1966)'', under the heading: ''"These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them"''. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Chatur Lal]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Favorite Folk Artists|Lal, Chatur]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Influences|Lal, Chatur]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Lal, Chatur]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Folk Artists|Lal, Chatur]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Percussionists|Lal, Chatur]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 26 June 2026
Chatur Lal (16 April 1925 - 14 October 1965) was an Indian tabla player. One of the musicians responsible for bringing classical Indian music to the attention of western listeners. He first toured in Europe in 1955 and then onto the USA accompanying Ravi Shankar. They recorded the acclaimed Three Ragas album in 1956 and, with Nodu C. Mullick, Sounds of India (1957) and India's Master Musician (1959).
He wrote the music for Norman McLaren's animated film A Chairy Tale" (1957) and James Ivory's documentary on Indian minature paintings The Sword and the Flute (1959).
Lal recorded the solo album Drums of India in 1961.
References
Chatur Lal is mentioned in the list of influences inside the cover of "Freak Out!" (1966), under the heading: "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
