Chatur Lal (born in Udaipur in 1925, died in 1965) was a tabla maestro, born into a musical family in Rajasthan, India. He was a disciple of Haji Mohammed Khan of the Delhi gharana or school of tabla playing. Udaipur (उदयपुर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Overview The tabla is the most popular percussion instrument used in the classical and popular music of the northern regions of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan). ... Rajasthan (राजस्‍थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization which groups musicians who are linked by lineage and/or discipleship and who adhere to a particular musical style. ... Overview The tabla is the most popular percussion instrument used in the classical and popular music of the northern regions of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan). ...

Pandit Lal was one of the musicians who introduced audiences in the West to Hindustani classical music. Flying to Europe in 1955, and then on to the United States, Pandit Lal later accompanied Pandit Ravi Shankar on his first trips to the USA. Their collaboration produced a number of classic LPs, as well as inspiring great interest amongst Western audiences and musicians in this ancient but to them rather obscure music. He worked, too, as composer on the 1957 animated short film A Chairy Tale. A pandit or pundit(पन्दित् in Devanagari) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the proper rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them. ... Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... Bharat Ratna Ravi Shankar (born April 7, 1920) is an Indian (Bengali) musician best known for his virtuosity with the sitar. ...

He died at the age of 40, at the height of his powers. His legacy is maintained by the Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society.