तबला
प्रसिद्ध तबला वादकों में पंजाब घराने के अल्ला रक्खा ख़ाँ और ज़ाकिर हुसैन (पिता पुत्र) का नाम आता है। ज़ाकिर हुसैन को मात्र 37 वर्ष की आयु में पद्म भूषण सम्मान प्राप्त हुआ और वे सबसे कम उम्र में यह सम्मान पाने वाले व्यक्ति बने, बाद में उन्हें अंतर्राष्ट्रीय ग्रैमी पुरस्कार भी प्राप्त हुआ। अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर तबला वादन को प्रतिष्ठित कराने में चतुरलाल का उल्लेखनीय योगदान रहा।
पंजाब घराना
Alla Rakha Khan (born Allah Rakha Qureshi) was one of the most famous and widely recorded tabla players of the twentieth century. For tabla, ..Ustad Alla Rakha was such an artist, having brought his instrument a stature and respect never before enjoyed. He moved from Lahore to Bombay in the late 1940s and took full advantage of the opportunity to be in the public eye when Ravi Shankar retained him as his regular touring accompanist from around 1962 onwards. What he lacked in beauty of tone, Alla Rakha more than made up for it, with the most magically intuitive and natural sense of rhythm – an ability to play outside the beat while always remaining entirely cognizant of it. Rakha popularized the art of tabla, playing across the globe, elevating the status and respect of his instrument. Abbaji (as he was affectionately known by his disciples) also bridged the gap between Carnatic music and Hindustani music by playing with both renowned Carnatic musicians and other Hindustani stalwarts. Leading American percussionists in Rock n' Roll, such as the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, admired him and studied his technique, benefiting greatly even from single meetings. Hart, a published authority on percussion in world music, said "Alla Rakha is the Einstein, the Picasso; he is the highest form of rhythmic development on this planet." Rakha also collaborated with Jazz master Buddy Rich, recording an album together in 1968.His consistently brilliant performances made the tabla a familiar percussion instrument the world over. In 1985, he founded the Ustad Alla Rakha Institute of Music to train young tabla players in the tradition of the Punjab gharana. Ustad Alla Rakha died on February 3, 2000, truly one of the most pivotal and influential artists to have emerged from India in our time.