He was the first internationally acclaimed percussionist to introduce Indian classical music with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan to the West in mid 1950s, when they were invited to perform all over Europe and US for Modern of Museum Art, Rockefeller Centre and Omnibus through Yehudi Menuhin the violinist.
Lal died on 14 October 1965 at the age of 40.[4] His legacy is maintained by the Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society and his elder son Charanjit Chatur Lal, his daughter-in-law Meeta Chatur Lal, his granddaughter Shruti Chatur Lal, and his grandson Pranshu Chatur Lal.
India's Master Musician Ravi Shankar, additionally with N. C. Mullick, tamboura. World Pacific Records/Gramophone Company of India/EMI EALP 1283 (1964, first release)
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