Alla Rakha

Summary

Alla Rakha is a human^[1]. He was born on April 29, 1919^[2]. He died in Mumbai^[3]. He died on February 3, 2000^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5] and percussionist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month, #7,100 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Alla Rakha passed away in Mumbai^[3].
• Alla Rakha was born on April 29, 1919^[2].
• Alla Rakha died on February 3, 2000^[4].
• A child of Alla Rakha was Zakir Hussain^[8].
• A child of Alla Rakha was Roohi Bano^[9].
• A child of Alla Rakha was Taufiq Qureshi^[10].
• A child of Alla Rakha was Fazal Qureshi^[11].
• Alla Rakha held citizenship in British Raj^[12].
• Alla Rakha held citizenship in India^[13].
• Alla Rakha held citizenship in Dominion of India^[14].
• Alla Rakha worked as a composer^[5].
• Alla Rakha worked as a percussionist^[6].
• Alla Rakha received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[15].
• Alla Rakha received the Padma Shri in arts^[16].
• Alla Rakha's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Alla Rakha is recorded as male^[18].
• Alla Rakha's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Alla Rakha's genre is Hindustani classical music^[20].
• Alla Rakha's record label is recorded as Apple Records^[21].
• Alla Rakha's Commons category is recorded as Alla Rakha^[22].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23].
• Alla Rakha's family name is recorded as Qureshi^[24].
• Alla Rakha's given name is recorded as Alla^[25].
• Alla Rakha's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[26].
• Alla Rakha's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1919-04-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2000-02-03^[31]

• Genre(s): hindustani classical, indian classical^[32]

• Community tags: hindustani classical, hindustani classical music, indian classical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: a9b8715a-43cd-4e0b-aa00-f8b8def93164^[34]

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Origins and Family

Alla Rakha was born on April 29, 1919^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[5] and percussionist^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[15], an award^[35], in India^[36] and Padma Shri in arts^[16], a class of award^[37], in India^[38].

Personal Life

Children include Zakir Hussain^[8], a composer^[39], 1951–2024^[40], of India^[41], awarded the Padma Bhushan^[42], specialised in music^[43]; Roohi Bano^[9], an actor^[44], 1951–2019^[45], of Pakistan^[46], awarded the Pride of Performance^[47]; Taufiq Qureshi^[10], a composer^[48], b. 1955^[49], of India^[50]; and Fazal Qureshi^[11], a drummer^[51], b. 1961^[52]. Alla Rakha's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].

Death and Burial

Alla Rakha died on February 3, 2000^[4]. He died in Mumbai^[3]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[23].

Why It Matters

Alla Rakha ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month, #7,100 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

Where did Alla Rakha die?

Alla Rakha passed away in Mumbai^[3].

What did Alla Rakha do for work?

Alla Rakha worked as composer^[5] and percussionist^[6].

What awards did Alla Rakha receive?

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