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With charisma, charm and wit Anuradha Pal welcomed us to an engaging glimpse of the tabla at New England Conservatory. As she spoke about her instrument, her life and her music, I sensed an artist who beautifully fuses her deep respect for tradition and her spiritual upbringing with youthful energy, broad perspectives and boundless ambition. As she played she smiled with the innocence of a ten year-old and gazed at us with deeply telling and sensitive eyes. With breath-taking technique and imagination, her tabla was as versatile as language and told a story through tones, inflections and rhythm.

One of the most important lessons watching her was the way she presented the tabla. She was dynamic, made us laugh, impressed us, took us for a ride. If guitar outreach could be even half as effective perhaps our general audience would not be so small.

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