Famous Tabla Player Pandit Chatur Lal in USA - December 1956

Chatur Lal (1925 - October 1965), was an Indian tabla player. Lal toured with Ravi Shankar, Aashish Khan, Vasant Rai, and Ali Akbar Khan in the 1950s and early 60s and helped popularize the tabla in Western countries.Chatur Lal was born 1925 in Udaipur, Rajasthan.Lal died in October 1965.
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Pandit Chatur Lal performing

Pandit Chatur Lal with Pandi Ravi Shankar in a light mood

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Pandi Ravi Shankar Performing in USA - December 1956

Pandit Ravi Shankar (playing Sitar) and Pandit Chatur Lal (playing Tabla) is performing together in USA.

Photographer: Paul Schutzer

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Various Photographs of Carnatic Music Vocalist M.S.Subbulakshmi

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004), also known as M.S., was a Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India.
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Childhood Photo

Portrait of M.S.Subbulakshmi

M.S. Subbulakshmi, in the centre, accompanied by an ensemble of musicians, all of whom performed with her at the UN general assembly on October 23, 1966

An undated picture of MS Subbulakshmi, around 30 years old

A young Subbulakshmi (right) and Bharatanatyam dancer T Balasaraswati posing with cigarettes in a photo studio in 1937

Portrait

A beautiful still of MS Subbulakshmi from Ellis R Dungan's Meera (1945)

A Young Bengali Woman Playing a Saraswati veena - 1928

Photographer: Martin Hürlimann

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An Indian Artist Playing a Sitar - 1890's

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Lata Mangeshkar in Recording Studio - 1963

With Hemanta Mukherjee and Biswajit Chatterjee

Lata Mangeshkar in recording room. This photograph was taken by James Burke in 1963, collected from Life Archive hosted by Google.

Group Photo of Indian Musicians - c1900's

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Pandit Ravi Shankar Playing Sitar - 1968

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George Harrison and Pandit Ravi Shankar with other Musicians - 1974

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Native Indian Musician with a Drum - Early c1900's

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Gangubai Hangal, Famous Khyal Singer with her Daughter - 1930's

Gangubai Hangal (March 1913 – 21 July 2009) was an Indian singer of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice.Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana.

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Group Photograph of Indian Classical Music Masters - 1948

Just amazing to see such genius classical music talents in one frame. Read the list carefully below the picture.

A photo from the first music conference after India's independance (1948)

Front Row: 1. ? 2. Nissar Hussain Khan (vocal) 3. Ahmedjan Thirakwa (tabla) 4. Hafiz Ali Khan (sarod) 5. Mustaq Hussain Khan (vocal) 6. Omkar Nath Thakur (vocal) 7. Rajendra Prasad (first President of India) 8. Kesarbai Kerkar (vocal) 9. Allaudin Khan (sarod) 10. Kante Maharaj (tabla) 11. Govind Rao Bharanpurkar (pakhawaj) 12. Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit (vocal) 13. Manohar Joshi (vocal)

Second Row: 1. Gulam Mustafa Khan (vocal) 2. Altaf Hussain Khan (tanpura) 3. ? 4. Karamat Hussain Khan (tabla) 5. Radhika Maitra (sarod) 6. Ilyas Khan (sitar) 7. Bismillah Khan (shenai) 8. Kishan Maharaj (tabla) 9. Ataf Hussain Khan (vocal) 10. Ravi Shankar (sitar) 11. Ali Akbar Khan (sarod) 12. Vilayat Khan (sitar) 13. Narayan Rao Viyas (vocal) 14. Vinayak Rao Patwardhan (vocal) 15. D.V. Paluskar (vocal)

Third Row: 1. - 5. Bismillah Khan party 6. B.R. Deodhar (vocal) 7. Gyan Prakash Ghosh (tabla) 8. Rajyadaksh (vocal) 9. ? 10. ? 11. Nimkar Bua

Fourth Row: 1. ? 2. Vinaya Chandra 3. ? 4. ? 5. ? 6. ? 

A Group of Native Indian Musicians from Bombay (Mumbai) - c1870's

Another Version

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Classical Music of North India Series: Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi - 1971 Documentary

Two Documentaries on Indian classical Singers  Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. The first part is on Pandit Jasraj and second part is on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. The second part start on 28:48. These two musical documentaries were made in 1971. 

Gangubai Hangal - A Documentary by Films Division 1985

Gangubai Hangal (March 1913 – 21 July 2009) was an Indian singer of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana. Know more about her in Wikipedia

Director: Vijaya Mulay

The Nautch Party at Woolagiri Gold Mine - 1895

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Sikh Military Regiment Officers with Drums and Medals - c1880's

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Two Indian Musicians - Vintage Undated Photograph

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Documentary on Singer and Actor K L Saigal by Films Division India

Kundan Lal (K.L.) Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947) was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry.
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Mirassees, Mahomedan, Minstrels - Moradabad, c1860's

From the Book "The people of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan" Volume 2