4. Gurdain Rayatt, tabla
Alan Hall talks with musicians about the nature of their relationship to their chosen instrument.
Playing a musical instrument - whether you're professional or amateur - rarely follows a simple trajectory of practice and progress and it makes psychological as much as physical demands that can come to define a person. Alan Hall - who's returned to trumpet playing after a three decade hiatus - talks with musicians about the nature of their relationship to their chosen instrument.
Today, Gurdain Rayatt, a third generation tabla player whose work isn't restricted to Indian Classical music.
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