Ustad Alla Rakha - All India Radio Films Division Documentary

[MrSaqib55]

Khansahib Mian Qadir Bakhash horaan de shagird --- Punjab gharana --- Khansahib Allah Rakhhe Khan ne raj keeta a ---

[Bajimastani]

Thank you Films Division Govt of India for producing this documentary.

[tabla6]

This is simply a very beautiful and rare video. I wonder if Zakirji has seen it in so many years. Sadly Alla Rakha is no longer however his soul and prodegy survives in Zakir but the tradition of tabla continues.

I love his statement, My life is tabla. I love the tabla and it has loved me. God bless all those who share this language of music and continue to bring people of all backgrounds together.

[vivek033]

The legend

[smarjoramaananda]

amazing! a great glimpse of history of tabla. ther is no doubt that many have preceded these guys that we'll never know of. again amazing! what else is there to say really............

[LostInTheRythms]

@smarjoramaananda I think of that often when I play tabla...I am playing the same bols as many of the greats of the past....I feel like we are connected in some kind of way which brings a smile to my face ;)

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

Alla Rakha smoked cigarettes.

Shame on him.

[rpb1231]

while playing his tabla, Ustad Allarakha Sahab looks like Zakir ji... or we can say nowadays Ustad Zakir looks like Allarakha!!!

[diabolusX9]

Wow, all the comments here say the same thing. Thank You for posting this. It is true, that Punjab Ghrana is different from the 6 others, as it is the Pakhawaj Bols, and alot of the Tabla knowledge traveled thruout India to all the Ghranas' thru marriages. Again, Thank You

[sourabhnayan]

Thanks so much for posting this precious video for us, it's really a great gift to us :)

Regards

Sourabh Goho

[KumarTabla]

Very nice!

[gurujio]

waah ..kya baat hai ji..thanks so much for this...raab raakha ji..

[shishyupal]

5:10 That's Zakir ryaazing :)

[RaagRasa]

@shishyupal Hey, actually 5:10 is another student practicing. A photo of Zakirji is shown at 6:40 all grown up. Alla Rakhaji is praising him there and telling us that he has gone to America. :)

[AxeGrinder18]

@RaagRasa 5:10 think that's actually Fazal and Taufiq!

[neelamjit]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[TaalPanchamSawari]

Thank you so much for this. Wonderful!! he was such a great maestro!