Alla Rakha has been played on NTS in shows including Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith Presents: TouchThePlants, featured first on 11 September 2016. Songs played include Tabla Solo Recital Roopak Taal, Tala Dadra (In 6 Beats) and Raga - Hem Bihag.
Tabla legend and the father of current tabla star Zakir Hussain. He is most famous in the West for his collaborations with Ravi Shankar.