Listen: How tabla players enter dialogue with instrumentalists performing compositions in Matta taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jan 11, 2025 · 08:00 am

Aneesh Pradhan: Zakir Hussain’s legacy encourages us to innovate, anticipate and communicate

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 28, 2024 · 12:00 pm

How Zakir Hussain helped bridge the North-South divide in Indian classical music

Malini Nair

· Dec 21, 2024 · 11:30 am

Zakir Hussain (1951-2024): One of the most influential global musical voices of his generation

Gregory D Booth

· Dec 16, 2024 · 12:36 pm

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain dies at 73

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· Dec 16, 2024 · 08:25 am

Archives: Zakir Hussain interview – ‘What do I bring to the tabla? Openness and clarity’

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Dec 16, 2024 · 07:55 am

Listen: Zakir Hussain’s tabla responds to the cross-rhythmic sections of Shivkumar Sharma’s santoor

Aneesh Pradhan

· Oct 12, 2024 · 07:30 am

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain gets three Grammy awards, one with Shakti group

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· Feb 05, 2024 · 09:07 am

Listen: How tabla players are able to enter into unrehearsed dialogue with featured soloists

Aneesh Pradhan

· Nov 04, 2023 · 08:00 am

Listen: Why a hammer is an essential part of a tabla player’s toolkit

Aneesh Pradhan

· Sep 23, 2023 · 08:00 am

Listen: Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy sing film tunes composed by tabla maestro Zakir Hussain

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jun 24, 2023 · 07:30 am

‘Smash frames that rule translations from one language into another’: Publisher Naveen Kishore

Naveen Kishore

· Feb 12, 2023 · 12:30 pm

Watch: Music legends John MacLaughlin, Zakir Hussain and Vikku Vinayakram’s impromptu vocal jam

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· Jan 22, 2023 · 04:26 pm

Gurugram: Hindutva groups disrupt namaz, claim it could lead to law and order problems

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· Oct 22, 2021 · 10:28 pm

Listen: Talib Hussain and Zakir Hussain play the rare Jai taal

Aneesh Pradhan

· Aug 08, 2020 · 08:00 am

Listen: The 11-matra Char taal ki sawari taal performed by Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain and others

Aneesh Pradhan

· Jul 18, 2020 · 08:00 am

‘He was ahead of his time’: Fazal Qureshi on the genius of his father, tabla maestro Ustad Allarakha

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Jan 22, 2019 · 12:05 pm

Listen: New hues of Jhaptaal in instrumental performances by Kartick Kumar, Ravi Shankar and more

Aneesh Pradhan

· Dec 22, 2018 · 07:45 am

The Zakir Hussain interview: ‘What do I bring to the tabla? I think it is openness and clarity’

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Jan 16, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Songs for the New Year: From Bhairavi to Bhoop – playing Kishori Amonkar on loop

Sundeep Dougal

· Jan 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm