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Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha. [1] He is widely considered as one of the greatest tabla players of all time. [2]
Zakir Hussain receives the 2023 Jazz Journalists Performance Award for “Percussionist of the Year”
Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi. [1] Wiki/Biography. Zakir Hussain was born as Zakir Hussain Alla Rakha Qureshi on Friday, 9 March 1951 ( age 72 years; as of 2023) in Bombay (now Mumbai). His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Zakir Hussain has composed music for many movies like ‘In Custody’, ‘The Mystic Masseur’, ‘Heat and Dust’ etc. His composition for the Malayalam movie ‘Vanaprastham’, which was screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, earned him accolades.
Grammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy.
5 days ago · With Triveni, Zakir Hussain returns to Sydney Opera House after more than a decade, this time with two of India’s extraordinary string players, Kala Ramnath (Hindustani Violin) and Jayanthi Kumaresh (Carnatic Veena). Dates and times.
He is the founder and president of Moment Records, an independent record label presenting rare live concert recordings of Indian classical music and world music. Zakir was resident artistic director at SFJazz from 2013 until 2016, and was honored with SF Jazz’s Lifetime Achievement Award on January 18, 2017, in recognition of his ...
Zakir Hussain Selected Discography 1971 SHANTI, Atlantic 1972 ROLLING THUNDER, Grateful Dead Records/Warner Bros. 1975 KARUNA SUPREME, MPS 1975 SHAKTI, Columbia 1976 A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY, SHAKTI, Columbia 1976 DIGA, DIGA RHYTHM BAND, Shout! Factory 1977 NATURAL ELEMENTS, SHAKTI, Columbia 1980 WHO’S TO KNOW, ECM 1985 SONG FOR EVERYONE, ECM 1987 MAKING MUSIC, ECM 1989 VENU, Nimbus 1990 AT THE EDGE, Rykodisc 1991 PLANET DRUM, Rykodisc 1991 ALLA RAKHA AND ZAKIR HUSSAIN, Music Today 1992 USTAD ...
Zakir Hussain, a leading tabla player of Hindustani (North Indian classical) music since the late 20th century, opened up a new musical world beyond the framework of traditional Indian music by collaborating with musicians of various genres worldwide.
Jan 23, 2021 · June 22, 2018 • Explore the influence of Indian music on the jazz and rock scenes of the '60s with tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, prolific bassist Dave Holland and their international ensemble...
