Complex sentence: His solo recitals was one of the first tabla players to elevate, in the art of playing tabla solo to an art in its own right in the popular mind, and his style of playing influenced many generations of tabla plyers.
Split into simpler sentences: His solo recitals were of the first to elevate the art of playing tabla solo to an art in its own right in the popular mind. His style of playing influenced many generations of tabla plyers.