No one played the drum kit, the drum set with more wisdom and originality than Frankie Malabé!
Creating Paths of Unimagined Rhythmic Maîtrise.
His influences will enrich drumming well into this century!



AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS FOR DRUMSET
by Frank Malabe and Bob Weiner (©1990)

With his astonishing influential “Sound”, on his solo vinyl lp
The Drums of India
World Pacific 1961 (rereleased Liberty Records 1968),
Chatur Lal introduced the world to The Tabla in their foundation.
In challenging dimensions of solo mastery, “instructive” verbal vocals... inscribing Tabla syllables in expatiated narrations over the arrangement of stationary phrases performed by Ram Narayan on Sarangi...

SIDE 1: Teen Tal - 16 BITS   SIDE: 2 Rupak Tal - 7 BITS + Jaiy Tal - 13 BITS

Pandit Chatur Lal was the First!
CHATURLALTABLE.COM

Enduring, beyond doubt, as the most significant of
Contemporary American Rudimental Drummers
for his detail-by-detail expertise with the comprehensive traditions of the
26 Standard American Drum Rudiments.
Frank Arsenault amalgamates with, merged with history’s guardians of authentic, reliable content and apt practice. Though never translating the rudimental range with original architecture like John S. Pratt or Mitch Markovich Arsenault nonetheless chronicled the accessible 26 Standard with sharp procedure adaptability, creating proficiency criteria—benchmarks—for generations of drummers. This manner of reinforcing the basics is still one required hands development medium. Arsenault recorded the handy 26 Standard plus impressive well-established rudimental solos. There are no remastered CDs of this unparalleled, prizewinning vinyl recording available at this time.