In 1974 , Desad was one of the musicians and singers handpicked by Shankar for his Music Festival from India revue . Sponsored by Harrison , the eighteen-piece orchestra toured Europe , playing a musical program that mixed Indian classical and a wide variety of regional folk styles . Among the percussion instruments played by Desad , he performed on pakavaj beside fellow drummers Alla Rakha ( tabla ) , T.V. Gopalkrishnan ( mridangam ) and Kamalesh Maitra ( tabla tarang ) . Harrison also produced a studio album by the Music Festival from India ; released in 1976 , it included contributions from Desad on pakavaj , madal tarang , dholki , nagada , huduk and duff . Following the Music Festival 's European tour , he played on Harrison and Shankar 's joint North American tour in November and December 1974 . For the finale to the Indian portion of these concerts , Desad and the rest of Shankar 's ensemble performed with Harrison 's band , which also included jazz percussionist Emil Richards and rock drummers Jim Keltner and Andy Newmark
joint North American tour
George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour
Rijram Desad