Zakir Hussain
Born: 9th March 1951, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality: Indian
Artist's website: https://www.zakirhussain.com/
Ustad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023, by the Government of India. He was also awarded the Govt of India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990, Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, Ratna Sadsya in 2018. In 1999, he was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)
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Holland / Hussain / Potter - Good Hope
30th Oct 2019
A nuanced meeting of minds - tabla master Zakir Hussain meets bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Chris Potter for a joyful collaboration that rewards close listening.
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Charles Lloyd (saxophone, tenorsaxophone, flute, altosaxophone), Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri), Vijay Prakash (vocalist), Niladri Kumar (electricsitar, sitar), Sabir Sultan Khan (sarangi), Zakir Hussain (percussioninstrument, tabla), Eric Harland (drumkit, percussioninstrument, tonguedrum), Ranjit Barot (keyboard), Sabir Khan (sarangi)
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Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain, Chris Potter
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, Jazz Choice
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A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY
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