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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Aloke Dutta<br />
| birth_date = July 22, 1953<br />
| birth_place = [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]], [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| instrument = [[tabla]]<br />
| years_active = 1974-present<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.alokedutta.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aloke Dutta''' is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[tabla]] player. He lives in [[Los Angeles]]. The tabla is almost always used for the [[accompaniment]] of a song, but Dutta is usually the [[melody]] of his pieces.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Dutta was born in 1953 in Bishnupur, a small town in West Bengal, India that is known for its [[Hindu]] spirituality and achievements in art, music, and architecture. He started playing the tabla in 1974, with guidance from his father, a professor<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4257425 NPR Story]</ref> and percussionist specializing in many forms of drum, including the [[khol]], [[pakhavaj]], [[dhol]], and tabla.<ref>[http://www.alokedutta.com/bio Aloke Dutta's Biography],</ref> He has lived in Los Angeles, California since 1997, after previously living in New Mexico and Texas.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4257425 NPR Story]</ref> Dutta started out playing with other musicians, but later on, he switched to playing solo, which he still does. He also teaches the tabla, with notable students including [[Danny Carey]], [[Terry Bozzio]], and [[Pat Mastelotto]].<ref>[http://dannycarey.com/aloke-dutta-tabla-lessons/ Danny Carey's Website]</ref><br />
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== Discography ==<br />
=== Albums ===<br />
* The Window (1999)<br />
* Scriptless Verse (2002)<br />
* Sinuosity (2005)<br />
* Spondaic Oblation (2007)<br />
* NUDITYSUTRA (2014)<br />
<ref>[https://alokedutta.bandcamp.com Aloke Duta's Bandcamp]</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.alokedutta.com/ Aloke Dutta Official Website]<br />
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