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Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951), son of tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha, is the most famous classical tabla player in India today. He is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large. He has won many awards and recognitions for his contribution to the world of music.
Zakir Hussain has worked with many western and Indian artists, and has produced many works for fusion, perhaps most notably with The Beatles. In 1971 he recorded with an American psychedelic band called Shakti. He has also worked with John McLaughlin in Shakti in 1975, with Shankar in the Diga Rhythm Band, and with Mickey Hart on his Rolling Thunder album. Although Shakti was disbanded a few years later, it reunited under the name Remember Shakti.
In 1992, Zakir Hussain founded live concert performances by masters of the classical music of India. The label presents Zakir’s own world percussion ensemble, The Rhythm Experience, both North and South Indian classical recordings, Best of Shakti, and a Masters of Percussion series.
He has recorded and performed with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Ali Akbar Khan, Aashish Khan, Vasant Rai, Imrat Khan, Ravi Shankar, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, Jan Garbarek, the Hong Kong Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony.
Zakir Hussain has worked with many western and Indian artists, and has produced many works for fusion, perhaps most notably with The Beatles. In 1971 he recorded with an American psychedelic band called Shakti. He has also worked with John McLaughlin in Shakti in 1975, with Shankar in the Diga Rhythm Band, and with Mickey Hart on his Rolling Thunder album. Although Shakti was disbanded a few years later, it reunited under the name Remember Shakti.
In 1992, Zakir Hussain founded live concert performances by masters of the classical music of India. The label presents Zakir’s own world percussion ensemble, The Rhythm Experience, both North and South Indian classical recordings, Best of Shakti, and a Masters of Percussion series.
He has recorded and performed with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Ali Akbar Khan, Aashish Khan, Vasant Rai, Imrat Khan, Ravi Shankar, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, Jan Garbarek, the Hong Kong Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony.
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Zakir Hussain - Teen Taal
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Shoutbox
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trueinstein wrote:
from Tabla Beat Science
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sdf1013 wrote:
One of the leaders of the legendary "Diga Rhytm Band"
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nevrasezer wrote:
Zakir Hussain's concert with group Taksim Trio as part of Istanbul Jazz festival was utterly magnificient, it felt as if the Byzantine Church of Aya Irını had been waiting for that magical night of music for centuries, the night when all doors of heaven had opened up via music.
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BlurAllTheLines wrote:
it was so great and wonderful to see him live
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zlato_e wrote:
http://www.indiafestival.nl/index.nl.php?section=programmaconcert&id=8
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rameshhp wrote:
A rare musician with a great musical heart and brain! He brings out the best out of the main musician when he accompanies -- be it a vocalist like Jasraj or instrumentalist like Ravi Shankar, Shivkumar Sharma, or Hariprasad Chaurasia. His tabla solo and duet albums are great as well.
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oou wrote:
A great musician!
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luannn wrote:
http://www.lastfm.es/group/Shakti
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jankii wrote:
WOW
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astro1_rohit wrote:
tag: indian classical
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Smekermann wrote:
i dunno about you guys but the elements: space kinda sucks imo
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astro1_rohit wrote:
Suggest Albums over here for Indian Classical Music. It'd be great help! http://www.musicadvicecenter.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=196 (linked from http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Advice+Center)
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Shichman wrote:
Ktatzi, i envy you!!! LOVE sangam. I was him once in NYC, it was amazing. Classical set.
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i've seen him 2 times with sangam. he is crazy.
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bahuchara wrote:
shouldn't that be, greatest 'known' tabla player?
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jvglion wrote:
greatest tabla player ever!
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the_insomniac wrote:
fabolous & nate dogg? why the hell are they in similar artists?
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Zakir Hussain
Carnegie Hall, New York, United States
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Zakir Hussain's Masters Of Percussion
Carnegie Hall, New York, United States
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28
Zakir Hussain
Carnegie Hall, New York, United States
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