Alla Rakha has been played on NTS in shows including Open Hand Real Flames , featured first on 11 September 2016. Songs played include Raga Basant Mukhari - Gat: Roopak, Tala Dadra (In 6 Beats) and Jala Pacham Sawari.

Tabla legend and the father of current tabla star Zakir Hussain. He is most famous in the West for his collaborations with Ravi Shankar.