The tabla class sits in a circle on the floor while practicing. Jason Zinn is sitting on the floor in front of his tabla, a classical Indian drum that’s played by hand. As his lesson begins, he pays ...
He introduced the tabla — a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music — to global audiences. Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical ...
In a previous instalment in this series, we had listened to the entry of the tabla on tracks that included instrumental compositions in vilambit Teentaal. Today, we will observe the manner in which ...
Suddenly and without warning, Sandeep Das realized he’d traversed the vast Silk Road while sitting in an auditorium evaluating the three student ensembles he’d spent the day coaching. It wasn’t ...
Like any classically trained musician from India, Zakir Hussain was intensively schooled in an ancient art and culture. Born into a musical family in Mumbai in 1951, he learned to play the tablas - a ...
World-renowned tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away peacefully at 73 in San Francisco. His funeral, attended by loved ones and fellow musicians, included a touching musical tribute. Hussain, a ...
If people insist on categorizing Tabla Beat Science as world music, you have to ask, "What world are they talking about?" The Bill Laswell organized co-op is in the business of exploring the music of ...
Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain has left behind such a huge legacy with his “eternally dancing fingers” that his music is permanently housed in every music lover’s sensibilities. There is something ...
Tabla maestro Anuradha Pal is bringing her acclaimed Ramayan on tabla and vocal to Mumbai's Nehru Centre. The Music Festival will also feature a unique collaboration with Padmashree Anwar Khan ...