page_title: Anuradha Pal
section_title: Musical Offerings
hierarchical_section_title: Anuradha Pal / Musical Offerings
caption_attribution_description: English: Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti band with the Pan African Orchestra
context_page_description: " If the male synonym for the tabla is Zakir Hussain, then the female equivalent has to be Anuradha Pal. " - Hindustan Times, 2011.
  Anuradha Pal is a Tabla virtuoso, multi-percussionist and music composer who has been described as the "first professional female tabla player in the world" by Encyclopedia Britannica and the Limca Book of Records.
  A disciple of Ustad Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain, she performed at the Woodstock Festival in 2008 with her World music band, Anuradha Pal's Recharge for an audience of 400,000 people.
  She has performed on All India Radio and serves on the panel of Indian Council for Cultural Relations. In 2017, she performed for over 1 lakh villagers in Balgram, Talluka Jath, Sangli, Maharashtra as Brand Ambassador of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana.
context_section_description: Anuradha Pal in Tabla Jugalbandi with herself - An innovative, rhythmic dialogue between the traditional and contemporary. She presents easy to understand, original stories on two Tablas - husband-wife arguing, mother-daughter interaction, stories from the Ramayan & Mahabharat epics, Ardhanarishwar i.e. purush & prakruti in Indian spirituality & contemporary interpretations of magic of monsoons, steam engine, horse galloping, Mumbai traffic & festivals like Holi, Diwali, Ram Navami etc.
  Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti  - The first all-female Indian Classical Music band formed by Anuradha Pal in 1996, reflecting the emergence of woman power in the traditionally male dominated field of Indian rhythm. The band features a unique combination of Hindustani with Carnatic music, melody with rhythm and the traditional with contemporary. They have enthralled audiences at some of the biggest music festivals in the world and also toured with the Pan-African Orchestra from Ghana for a concert tour of UK and Ireland in 2002.
  Accompaniment / Collaborations  - She regularly performs with the best Indian and International musicians, dancers, painters & poets; from diverse genres (Hindustani & Carnatic Classical, Percussion, Folk, Fusion etc.)
  Anuradha Pal's Recharge / Su-Fo-Re-  - An extremely unique & electrifying fusion of Indian Classical, Jazz, Folk & Sufi Music, combined with passionate & groovy rhythms from Africa, Latin America & India; connecting people & cultures from around the globe, celebrating unity amidst diversity.
caption: Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti band with the Pan African Orchestra
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