Just when you thought you know so much about Western musical theory, you travel to the other side of the world and realize that you are completely lost. This is genius. R.I.P. Ravi Shankar.

India is the land of wonders and mystics. God bless India with all its beauties. From Iranian Turk brother.

I saw them do this in Seattle in 1972. Changed my life.

To all my friends, pls stop addressing them as ravi and rakha, the term "pandit and ustad" are given to the highest degree of musicians in India. They are pandit ravi shankar and ustad Alla rakha

I know this is a ridiculous distinction to make, but I genuinely believe Indian music is the most advanced music of the human race.

Their music is an awesome mix of art, science and spirituality!

Beautiful , respect, warm wishes from France !

I was privileged to hear Ravi and Alla in a concert in Vancouver, BC in the early 70's. My respect for these two are beyond words.

This is our Country.. And not what politicians have made it today..

These gentle persons are the symbols that the humanity should be proud of. They are not the pride of India only but, the pride of all music scholars and lovers.

Alla Rakha's greatest contribution to Indian classical music is making tabla respectable and taking this instrument to a higher plane (earlier it always played second fiddle to the vocalist/instrumentalist). Of course his other contribution is giving the world Zakir Hussein. I have been extremely lucky to see these legends live several times - starting from 1976.

Two amazing Legends. Love and respect from 🇵🇰

Any two musicians who do what these men did, communicating mostly through what they were improvising and making it seem as if it was all preplanned are ultimate masters from whom others should learn. Their skills are rare, the products of long and diligent study. Far too few people today care to put in the time and effort to become such living treasures.

Wow, musical mastery at it's best. I can't beleive the human mind is able to process time signature information and rhythm calculations in real time, while performing it in real time in less than two measures after it was received. Utterly amazing.

Whaaat!? Was that drumming, or the sound of my mind exploding from the awesomeness?

So mysterious. I cannot tell how Ravi's clapping and Alla's tabla beats sync at all. They seem completely independent

The audience was so polished and well-mannered. When Pandit Ravi Shankar asked them to stop clapping and listen to the playing, they obeyed immediately. Shows how humble the two musicians are on the other hand. They didn't crave attention but wanted to present what they went there for. That's why they didn't care about the applause. That kind of humility should exist in all artists.

Hats off to the amazing Musicians our country produced who devoted their entire life to music! These people are the real heroes! #respect

I don't often watch videos where theory is explained but this short clip just unlocked a bit of insight.

I would have to say, that these are the most accomplished musicians on the planet, and I am not an opinion to be taken lightly. I have played every form of Western music from ( yes I can read music) classical, country, rock, jazz, heavy metal, blues, funk, fusion..etc...in order to make a living. Jack of all trades, master of none, so to speak. But these guys are the undisputed masters of their trade, and I highly respect them for it. No disrespect to any other drummer, but I would rather hear Alla Rakha to any other drummer with the exception to Buddy Rich, who is my all-time favorite drummer. Buddy was THE master of jazz drumming, hands down. Of course, that's just my opinion.

I love how Ravi Shankar silences the audience after Rakha spoke the bols. It's like, wait, you have to listen to him PLAY the bols now.

There was a verbal sound for a particular hitting of the tabla... and he could speak a "tabla" language that could translate into music. Ravi Shankar is a genius of sound. Just pure genius.

In our musical tradition, we respect the music, the musicians, the instruments and our Gurus and finally the audience. Without proper reverence, one cannot appreciate or learn this music.

he is an ustaad, meaning best of the best...so he is phenomenal

Quarantine spent well listening to this amazing concert of ustad Alla Rakha and Pandit Ravi Shankar 🙏

if there are past lives, surely one of mine took place in India, I have an immediate and profound connection with this music and these instruments that I cannot explain having not grown up hearing it at all

It's so pleasure to listen tabla by Father of Zakir Hussain. Ustad Allah Rakha 🎉🎉🎉. So legendry performance 🔥🔥🔥.

John McLaughlin has dedicated the song ABBAJI to Alla Rakha. He had great respect for him....

I saw an old Pandit Ravi Shankarjis concert and I was shocked to see the great Jimi Hendrix in the audience enjoying the music by the MASTER!!!!!

Everytime I see this video I forget that these two maestros are no more. However a maestro only disappears, his music continues to circle the earth till dooms day comes.

I wish I had half the skill that this amazing percussionist had in his little finger.

Two great legends one in Tabla and one in Sitar. Lucky audience to watch these two legends play together with excellent demonstration by both legends.

They are speaking the language of God. They are messengers of the Vibration of the Universe that Created us ALL Edit: this is a perfectly scientific way of playing. It's pure maths. And maths was considered in ancient times to be the language of the Universe and therefore of God.

4000 years of development ... From First Sangham till 4th Sangham ... Carnatic Music has no match for its spirituality and purity till this date.

Wow. Great music is indescribable, just felt, even more so through such transcending artists. I was too young to be in the presence of such legends, but have had the chance with Ustad Zakir Hussain many times, always a grateful privilege.

What a artist we have in our country😎 proud feeling

Quando avevo 8 anni mio padre portò a casa un CD con la musica di Ravi Shankar. Io divenni matta e inizia a ballare. Fu ed è la mia musica preferita. Per me è sublime. Ora ho 63 anni ma non mi stanco mai di ascoltarla, mi riempie il cuore e ravviva il mio corpo.

Vandan , Pranam

This reconfirms my belief that we are the most strangest alien beings of the universe, how???? how does he do it??? I love it!!!

A Hindu and a Muslim and an enchanting art form. What else do we need!!!!

A true grand master, it is amazing how Ravi Shankar is describes music in words.

Ustad Allah rakaha is the father and teacher of ustad zakir hussain, am I wrt?

Watching these maestros perform makes me realise how fortunate I am to be born as a human being, a creature who is able to appreciate and enjoy such beautiful mastery of the art.

संगीत के दोनों साधकोको प्रणाम अभी तो वे है नहीं किन्तु इसके माध्यम से हमे उनका दर्शन व श्रवण लाभ मिला वो हमारा सौभाग्य है वे जहां भी हो प्रसन्न हो... हमारे कोटि कोटि नमन... 👏🏻🌺

Wow, that was the pinacle of musical communication.

Estos temas musicales, elevan el espiritu, remesen el alma.

Great tabla by Allarakha ,great bombarding made by Ravishankar without Baja.......Oh what a greatness...

When you rise up from simpleness of Pythagorean music(western) you begin the journey into complexity of bhartiya(indian) music

What a tresure, a true Ustad. You are much loved and missed Abaji.

Sounds from my childhood. Many many years later and thousands of miles away from home - this made my eyes misty..

Both of them are legends. They showed how delightful can be a performance of this nature We certainly miss them

Let's see how many true music lovers still exists in 2020 and so on so

Love from Tibet..

This made my day !!! specially at 2:22 !! ahh i miss him so much !!

Dont have much knowledge about music...but listening indian classical music makes me feel ethereal.!!!!!! Pandit ji and Ustad ji are out of this world when it comes to music in their respect fields...LEGENDS is very small word to describe them

What an amazing demonstration of Zaptal. Still gives you goosebumps in 2020 when hearing this from great maestro Alla Rakha. Its simply brilliant to watch this as folks from our generation or anyone younger never got to see Alla Rakha live. I think he had a very unique kind of connection with Pt Ravi Shankarji. Raviji's sitar and his sangat on Tabla just felt divine, something out of this material world.

Pundit Ravishankar took a whole class of Tabla.

Forget playing the sitar, forget playing the tabla. Just to CLAP along with Ravi Shankar, just to do that CLAP accompaniment along with the tabla improvisation -. Try it! It will take a lifetime may be. The brain gets scrambled mid way through it reminding us what ordinary mortals we are :).

We are so lucky that these two legends were contemporaries 🙏Proud to be Indian!

Shukriya for sharing this epic raga from the great Pandit Ravi Shanka RIP. Anoushka will carry on with your legacy.

vaah.kya baat hai.pt Ravi g ke knowledge ki daad deni padegi. sitar ke saath tabla ka itna knowledge hai with ek legend the.kya japtaal bajayi hai khan Saab ne.dono hi hmare legend hai.inki soch or inka riyaz ka jawab nahin. speechless.

मैं खुशनसीब हूं कि मैं भारत से हूं और यह मेरी संस्कृति है

The devotion to music above all . Shankar left ustad ji's daughter but the love for music is beyond personal relationships. True lovers of art.

Ustad allah rakha khan hands are moving faster than light when he plays jhaptaal. Legend for a reason.

Salaam salaam to one of the greatest Tabla artist of India We pay homage to him on this remembrance day May his music live for ever Thanks Kasturi G

Universal Language!! The way they communicate and synch is extraordinary!! Wish I learn at least one musical instrument and try everything I can.

If ever you saw a musician chomping at the bit,its Alla. Relaxed,alert,ready..Its a treasure to see,Thanks for putting this up.

Gifted and extremely talented beyond the comprehension of most people. Love it!

Genius.... Music masters on the world

It's amazing how he can replicate almost every sound into percussion.

Much love and Respect from British Columbia.

Gem of a friendship. Brought tears and a wide smile on my face.

We are too small.... To make any comments.... Ju's listening with eyes closed and folded hands 🙏🙏🙏

yeh hmare India ki shaan hai.the aur rahenge.thanks for upload it.sangeet Sadhna hai yeh log sadhak hai

Omgsh.........the best ever"!!!!!! Omgsh....Ustad is the best Tabla artist this world has ever known thus far...........🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Ustad Alla Rakha is way too awesome in his art.. too much to learn and understand from him. So smooth ending! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Oh my God Where I have been from all these days...

it would be really a deep experience to travel back in time and actually be there in ancient India... and walk around see as much as you can.

Two towering legends and greats of the greatest of Indian classical music they are. And they will always be.

Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustaad Allah Rakha! Heavenly 😊

दोनों महानं कलाकारों को नमन ।

I love how the audience meant well to clap for the konnakol part, but I love it more that Pt. Shankar (RIP) was able to silence them instantly with a brief gesture.

Incredible! Panditji was such a great influence in my life! I have such fond memories of him!

Two absolutely amazing musical prodigies!

True Life Musicians have no ego. It is an honor to be asked by one of them to play at all!

sickest thing I've seen on YT in a long time. It's great how Shankar gives everyone background info...I think that makes it even more enjoyable.

Outstanding creation, I completely lost myself in the rhythm, I could not believe my eyes that in such age how could he play so fast? An ovation to devoted practice. Please GOD give them back on our land to make mystic musical composition

This item is a real beauty by Pandit jee and Ustad jee. Loved listening it on my big sound system. Its an addiction.

I salute ustaad allahrakha ji

Hat's off to table genius. Marvellous sir

Conheci o Ravi e o Alla quando tinha meus 15/16 anos e até hoje o acho esplêndido! Ouçam isso! Tabla! Chico Vitar, obrigado por me apresentar isto!

Pioneers, legends, icons. Respect and admiration. ❤️🙏🏼

Ustaad Allah Rakha : Rock n' Roll, such as the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, admired Ustaad Allah Rakha 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." Alla Rakha also collaborated with jazz drummer Buddy Rich, on their 1968 album Rich à la Rakha. The Ustaad gave us a genius, his son, Zakir Hussain !!!

Lovely.... ...Harmonious, Blessed and Happy Day To You...ॐॐॐ

I happened to listen to Pandhitji and Ustad in Chennai when i was 10 yrs old and that concert was mesmerizing because it also added another dimension by including another great classical south indian percussionist shri Umayalpuram K Sivaraman on the mridhangam and the jugalbandhi was mind blowing.

This just takes you to another world.. They are among the gods of music India produced.. It takes dedication of a life time to produce such kind of eternal music.

best audio of this video ever

And here I am describing drum sounds as "tug tug pak! Tug tug pak! We will we will rock you!"

Love the way he broke it down for us layman. New to this. Thanks for sharing.

I actually saw a tabla broke at one of Ravi's show. It was the most mind blowing Tabla solo ever and everyone in the hall stood up and applauded with the solo is going on then after the skin went through he have a spare one back stage.