Alla Rakha

Indian tabla player (1919–2000)

Person human Q1392049

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: April 29, 1919
Date of death: February 3, 2000
Place of birth: Jammu division
Place of death: Mumbai
Country of citizenship: British Raj, India, Dominion of India^[12]^[13]^[14]
Occupation: composer, percussionist, musician
Religion or worldview: Islam^[17]
Award received: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri in Art^[15]^[16]
Child: Zakir Hussain, Roohi Bano, Taufiq Qureshi, Fazal Qureshi^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Genre: Hindustani classical music^[19]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[21]
Birth name: Allarakha Khan Qureshi^[27]
Family name: Qureshi^[22]
Given name: Alla^[23]
Instrument: percussion instrument, tabla^[25]^[26]
Manner of death: natural causes^[24]
Name in native language: अल्लारखा^[28]
P14750: 11A2-C6D5-C408-42A4-0366^[29]
Record label: Apple Records^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 42

ISNI: 0000000109535229
VIAF cluster ID: 10044195
Library of Congress authority ID: n82020534
GND ID: 134491475
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Dia5286 Alla Rakha.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000001266
American Film Institute person ID: 11174
BIBSYS ID: 24776
Bandsintown artist ID: 555724
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13998759h
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134491475
Discogs artist ID: 486432

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Alla-Rakha
Europeana entity: agent/base/64167
FAST ID: 87224
Film.ru person ID: alla-rakha
Freebase ID: /m/026g9t
Google Doodle: ustad-alla-rakhas-95th-birthday
Grammy Awards artist ID: alla-rakha/6530
IMDb ID: nm2496460
IdRef ID: 16622703X
Jaxsta profile ID: 16922dc7-b80b-478f-a501-89c3576b9f87
Last.fm ID: Alla+Rakha
MusicBrainz artist ID: a9b8715a-43cd-4e0b-aa00-f8b8def93164
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000021067
NL CR AUT ID: ola2002159396
NUKAT ID: n2007084603
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007352168605171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810574159905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 072149280
Obálky knih ID: ola2002159396
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095403110
Rate Your Music artist ID: अल्ला_रख्खा
SNAC ARK ID: w6pv9z0n
SVKKL authority ID: 0292980-Rakha-Alla-19192000
Setlist.fm artist ID: 13d3558d
Songkick artist ID: 214703
Spotify artist ID: 5Y99HxXDOgGQ6diwjV7HDj
TMDB person ID: 3803801
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwtqHjJ4wQYwYJDWFGfv3
Yale LUX ID: person/2e066885-6289-44f5-8553-3763b063102e
YouTube channel ID: UCTGTqcre_Tjg9dfHAuv2dRg

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🔗 Connections

Child 3

Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Roohi Bano

Children (paternal) 3

Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Roohi Bano

Country of citizenship 3

India, British Raj, Dominion of India

Mb:parent 3

Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Fazal Qureshi

Mb:performer of 3

In Concert 1972, Rich à la Rakha, Sound of the Sitar

Instrument 2

percussion instrument, tabla

Occupation 2

composer, percussionist

Award received 1

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Family name 1

Qureshi

Genre 1

Hindustani classical music

Given name 1

Alla

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of death 1

Mumbai

Record label 1

Apple Records

Religion or worldview 1

Islam

Sex or gender 1

male

← Contributor to the creative work or subject 1

The Concert for Bangla Desh

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Summary

Alla Rakha was born on April 29, 1919^[1], in Jammu division^[2]. He died on February 3, 2000^[3], in Mumbai^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], percussionist^[6], and musician^[7].

FAQs

Where was Alla Rakha born?

Alla Rakha's place of birth was Jammu division^[2].

Where did Alla Rakha die?

Alla Rakha died in Mumbai^[4].

What did Alla Rakha do for work?

Alla Rakha worked as a composer^[5], percussionist^[6], and musician^[7].

What awards did Alla Rakha receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[15] and Padma Shri in arts^[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Alla Rakha — place of birth (P19): Jammu division. Freebase Data Dumps. deccanchronicle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Alla Rakha — place of death (P20): Mumbai. hindustantimes.com. hindustantimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Alla Rakha — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-24. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Alla Rakha — country of citizenship (P27): British Raj. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Alla Rakha — country of citizenship (P27): India. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Alla Rakha — country of citizenship (P27): Dominion of India. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Alla Rakha — child (P40): Zakir Hussain. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Alla Rakha — child (P40): Roohi Bano. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Alla Rakha — child (P40): Taufiq Qureshi. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Alla Rakha — child (P40): Fazal Qureshi. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Alla Rakha — occupation (P106): composer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Alla Rakha — occupation (P106): percussionist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Alla Rakha — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Alla Rakha — genre (P136): Hindustani classical music. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Alla Rakha — religion or worldview (P140): Islam. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Alla Rakha — award received (P166): Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Alla Rakha — award received (P166): Padma Shri in arts. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Alla Rakha — record label (P264): Apple Records. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Alla Rakha — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Alla Rakha — date of birth (P569): April 29, 1919. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-14. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Alla Rakha — date of death (P570): February 3, 2000. IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-14. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Alla Rakha — family name (P734): Qureshi. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Alla Rakha — given name (P735): Alla. britannica.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Alla Rakha — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Alla Rakha — instrument (P1303): percussion instrument. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Alla Rakha — instrument (P1303): tabla. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Alla Rakha — birth name (P1477): Allarakha Khan Qureshi. Discogs. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Alla Rakha — name in native language (P1559): अल्लारखा. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Alla Rakha — P14750 (P14750): 11A2-C6D5-C408-42A4-0366. wikidata.org.

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Religion or worldview → Islam

Cause of death → myocardial infarction

Place of birth → Jammu division

Occupation → composer, percussionist, musician

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