{"product_id":"18980-indian-music-shankar-ravi-rakha-alla-signed-photographs","title":"[Indian Music] Shankar, Ravi. (1920-2012) \u0026 Rakha, Alla. (1919–2000) Signed Photographs","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePair of original photographs of the renowned Indian musicians, each shown in mid-performance.  Shankar has inscribed \"To George Gaber\/ Ravi Shankar,\" with Gaber adding the date 4\/25\/69.  Crease to lower left corner, light surface creases, else in fine condition.  Rakha, shown playing the tabla, has signed to the left of the image.  Crease to lower left corner, light surface creases, else in fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThis is the first signed photograph we have ever offered of Ustad Allarakha Qureshi, \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003epopularly known as \u003c\/span\u003eAlla Rakha\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e.  An Indian \u003c\/span\u003etabla\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e player, who specialized in Hindustani Classical music, he was a frequent accompanist of sitar player \u003c\/span\u003eRavi Shankar\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and was largely responsible for introducing Tabla to the western audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eFrom the collection of George Gaber (1916–2007), noted percussionist who performed with a number of professional ensembles, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Baltimore Symphony and worked with Leonard Bernstein, Otto Klemperer, Igor Stravinsky, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington and many others over the span of his career.  From 1960 to 1986 taught percussion at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was also an artist in residence at Carnegie Mellon University, an adjudicator for National Music Arts in Japan and the Canadian Music Competition, and a Hall of Fame recipient in Percussion Arts Society.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093700759711,"sku":"18980","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Indian_Music_Shankar_Ravi_Signed_Photograph_18980a.jpg?v=1722189781","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18980-indian-music-shankar-ravi-rakha-alla-signed-photographs","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}