Anuradha Pal
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Anuradha Pal is an India
n tabla
player. She is considered as the first professional female tabla player to do performances at international level and is acclaimed as an accomplished soloist and a versatile accompanist. She entered in to the world of professional music at the age of 10 and has been performing across the globe with musicians like Hariprasad Chaurasia
, Jasraj, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
, Shahid Parvez
, Veena Sahasrabuddhe
, Shivkumar Sharma
and Imrat Khan
. She is the disciple of Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain
.
She is an A grade artist of the All India Radio and is the founder & music director of two distinct fusion bands named Stree Shakti and Recharge which is a World music fusion group combining various elements of India
n, African, Latin
and Jazz
music.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n tabla
Tabla
The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
player. She is considered as the first professional female tabla player to do performances at international level and is acclaimed as an accomplished soloist and a versatile accompanist. She entered in to the world of professional music at the age of 10 and has been performing across the globe with musicians like Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian classical instrumentalist. He is a player of the bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. Chaurasia is a classicist who has made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical music.-Early life:Hariprasad Chaurasia was born in...
, Jasraj, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt also known as V. M. Bhatt is an Indian slide guitar player. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena...
, Shahid Parvez
Shahid Parvez
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is a sitar player of Hindustani classical music. He carries on a legacy of sitar playing that goes back several generations in his family. He belongs to the famous Etawah Gharana and belongs to the seventh generation of this musical lineage...
, Veena Sahasrabuddhe
Veena sahasrabuddhe
Veena Sahasrabuddhe is a leading Indian vocalist and composer of Hindustani classical music. Her singing style has its roots in Gwalior gharana, but it also borrows from Jaipur and Kirana gharanas....
, Shivkumar Sharma
Shivkumar Sharma
Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian santoor player. The santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit.-Early life:...
and Imrat Khan
Imrat Khan
Imrat Khan is a leading sitar and surbahar player. He is the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.-Training and early career:...
. She is the disciple of Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain (musician)
Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
.
She is an A grade artist of the All India Radio and is the founder & music director of two distinct fusion bands named Stree Shakti and Recharge which is a World music fusion group combining various elements of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n, African, Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music.
Discography
- Stree Shakti – Unafraid, To Be Oneself
- Sensational – Ustad Shahid Parvez and Anuradha Pal – Live concert Release on 2 Volumes
- Anu – tabla solo by Anuradha Pal
- Shanti – In Search of Peace – Music, concept and direction by Anuradha Pal
- Jugalbandi, Sultan Khan & Anuradha Pal, India Archive Music, 1990
- Jugalbandi of Vishwamohan Bhatt, Tarun Bhattacharya and Ronu Mazumdar with Anuradha Pal, Tips Music, 1994