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Posted by : Unknown Friday, September 13, 2013


ANURADHA PAL is a world-renowned, multifaceted Tabla virtuoso, multi-percussionist and Music composer who has been hailed as the first professional female Tabla player in the world by Encyclopedia Britannica, Who’s Who Journal of the World and the Limca Book of Records.
A disciple of Tabla legends Late Ustad Alla Rakha & Zakir Hussain, Anuradha Pal is the youngest and only female Indian Musician to have performed at the prestigious Woodstock Festival in 2008; where she performed with her acclaimed World Music band Recharge, for an audience of 4 lakh people.
Anuradha Pal has performed extensively at some of the most prestigious Music Festivals in the World, like Woodstock, WOMAD, Voices of the World, Night of the Virtuosos, Rhythm Sticks Festival and Masters of Indian Music Festival; amongst numerous others in USA, UK, Europe, Japan, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Far East.
She became the first and the youngest woman Indian Musician to have performed at the WOMAD Festival in 1999, where she presented her band Stree Shakti - Asia’s first and much acclaimed all-female, percussion based Vocal- instrumental ensemble, for 1.5 lakh fans.
She has performed sensational Tabla Solos and astutely accompanied some of the best musicians of India like Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Smt. Girija Devi, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt; younger musicians like Rahul Sharma, Niladri Kumar, Rakesh Chaurasia, as well as, acclaimed Jazz, Latin & African musicians in major Indian & International festivals.
She has also performed with renowned International musicians. Recently, she performed at the Global Fusion Concert in Dubai with the Classical Crossover String Quartet Bond, Jazz DrummerSherrie Maricle, Saxophonist Sharel Cassity, Flamenco Dancer Concepcion Jareno & Guitarist Antonia Jimenez; and Ney artist Burcu Karadag.
Anuradha Pal composed the background score for M.F. Husain’s film; Gaja Gamini; which was highly appreciated at the Cannes Film Festival for its originality & evocativeness. She has also composed music for short films, documentaries, theatre & other commissioned work & events.
Anuradha was invited as an artist in residence, at the New England Conservatory & Berkeley School of Music She contributed actively in the research of the “Relationship between Brain, Music & Language” at Neurosciences University, San Diego & the ‘Study of Tabla, Aesthetics & Complexities’ at the Harvard Science Center (USA).

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