Gurdain Rayatt, tabla

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Playing a musical instrument - whether you're professional or amateur - rarely follows a simple trajectory of practice and progress and it makes psychological as much as physical demands that can come to define a person. Alan Hall - who's returned to trumpet playing after a three decade hiatus - talks with musicians about the nature of their relationship to their chosen instrument. Today, Gurdain Rayatt, a third generation tabla player whose work isn't restricted to Indian Classical music. Including extracts from Raag Bhimpalasi with sarod player Debasmita Bhattacharya and Lavanani with Matchume Zango. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 3