Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary Tabla maestro, has often been celebrated for his profound collaborations with many of India's most iconic musicians, including the esteemed Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. In the old video, a very young Ustad Zakir Hussian is seen filling in as the great Ali Akbar Khan replaces a broken string on his Sarod. See the VIDEO HERE …
While presenting Pashto before an Oregon audience a few months ago, Ustad Zakir Hussain said, “This is a song presented as a British military tune in the northwestern frontier province of India by the marching soldiers and Indian musicians together.” Pashto got the Grammy 2024 award for the best global performance. The foundations of Zakir Hussain lie in Indian classical …
Hyderabad: The strumming of sitar, the beats of the tabla and the Kathak dance marked a fitting tribute to the legends of Hindustan music dance — Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Birju Maharaj — on Saturday. The US-born Paul Livingstone on the sitar accompanied by Shashanka Bakshi on the tabla performed a combination of the ‘raags’ Jog and Rageshwari in …
