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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 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.
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 ...
Feb 7, 2024 · Zakir Hussain, the world-renowned tabla virtuoso, isn't just a musician; he's an ambassador of Indian classical music and a pioneer in global collaboration. His...
Features Interviews. COVER STORY: The Legend and His Rhythm, in Five Tabla Movements. He will turn 73 in March and he has just won three Grammys. But that is not going to slow down the maestro. Ustad Zakir Hussain is as busy with his Hindustani classical and fusion projects as he was when he started his career nearly six decades ago.
Feb 9, 2024 · ACK IN 1974, Zakir Hussain, then a 20-something tabla virtuoso, joined the jazz guitarists John McLaughlin, ghatam player Vikku Vinayakram and violinist L Shankar, to form what would be regarded as one of the most iconic fusion groups.
Jan 8, 2015 · Zakir Hussain stuck with the tabla and built a career, playing classical music but also experimenting with the instrument.
Zakir Hussain Allaraka Qureshi was born March 9, 1951, in Bombay, India. He is the son of Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, a well-known Indian tabla player. Zakir started playing the tabla as soon as he could reach across the drums.
