Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion

[assholefuckerjackass]

0:38

he's so fast he can warp through time

[LaughingWargod]

mannnnn the 3 finger dribble on the danga is his showing his pronessss

[InfoWarsTV1]

amazing

[Lee222222]

nice relax technique. good lesson

[ynstmmj]

taan sen himself has nothing on this guy taan sen can light candles and zakir can play a symphony with 1 instrument

[CSAN33]

How does he achieve the variation in pitch on the large tabla? I know nothing about percussion instruments so I apologize if there is an obvious answer.

[alearda]

A living legend!!!

[BambooSamurai33]

Shivers down the back

[BambooSamurai33]

I swear that melody played by Ustad Sultan Khan is utterly haunting 

[KGSingh1]

the one and only who does this kind of magical playing, what a treat, thank you

[reginad108]

<3 this man

[cmcjss]

stunning. No comparison to anyone in the world.

[Reyendric]

Just saw him live today, he is amazing!

[naiktanish]

marvellous bassline ustad

[naiktanish]

awesome bassline on the the tabla zakir sir

[ChakrabortyDebopam]

spell bound.............



[BoyBangla]

What is the the name of the violin type instrument?

[ssdwellah]

He just plays faster than most, but I prefer Hossam Ramzy for having a rich variety of rhythms.

[eugeneskeef]

My son Shakur has just commented that Zakir Hussain's tabla playing sounded like a herd of wildebeest coming past. Thanks for your brilliance, maestro...

[workhardt2]

Its unbelievable !

I got into tabla music by listening to Talvin singh, but then i had to look at Zakir Hussain... my God Zakir hussain, is amazing !

[xthHaroon]

<3

0:46

[Jalbok]

DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THE TRACK? or Raga? or whatever it is called. PLEASE AND THANKS!

[dacooldude2222]

Who needs Double peddling?

[vorsybl]

I want indian loops like this where can i find thenm

[vorsybl]

Wow this is really good where can I find similar music like this? I want to analyze this indian music time signature, are they playing in 4/4?

[MrKeemcg]

made my brain melt and my ears smile

[MrFootball102]

Chuck Norris can do this with his toes, and using only one foot

[MrGpGill]

no words!!!

[nikolozjazz]

his father was a great tabla player

[ghostdrummer16]

well duh, hes using all his fingers, cheater.

[herndonboy13]

Omg I literally just met Zakir like an hour ago and I must say, it changed my life. He blew my mind with the National Symphony Orchestra tonight!

[13tubedude13]

just watched his live performance in dhaka today. it was fabulous! :)

[jeffreyad1]

A master of the drum....

[SarahTDrumGuru]

Mind blowing

[omadatt]

the best tabla player

[amar27sharma]

0:45 to 0:50 is amazing!

[rockin982]

The Buddy Rich of Tabla.

[Cgrime1]

@rockin982 or is Buddy Rich the Zakir Hussain of Jazz?

[Omegado]

@rockin982

You mean Buddy Rich is the Zakir Hussain of drums

[MsRakeshnayak]

kya baat hai sahab

[Temorkhan]

I have so much respect for mr. Zakir Hussain, may he live a long live. I am honored to live in the same era as this living legend.

[bogencur]

I had the pleasure of seeing/hearing! Zakir for the first time last night, along with the wonderful band of musicians and singer he had for the opening concert at "Celtic Connections" in Glasgow - exceptional experience!

[TheVadz]

osti de mongol de tabarnak

[rpb1231]

Hey please search for - Ramachandra Bhakta tabla on youtube and the first 2 videos are of mine playing my tabla. For perfect search of videos type-

1. Ramacandra Bhakta solo vadan and

2. R amachandra Bhakta dilli rela....

Please please please do watch it and give me your valuable comments pls!!!

[chicksdigsme]

amazing guy

[MultiAdhya]

gr8



[RETROSTORY]

Great Tabla master !

Movement of quick finger like a spider.

[jib14k]

Please view my tabla solo video in competition. Just search "Jibran Tabla," and my most recent one will be the second video.Comments are really appreciated, thanks a lot!

[Ghostdog162]

Ill! Zakir Hussain is final-boss of tabla.

PS... what's the violin-type instrument they got going on?

[kirtankkkk]

at 1.25 the sound is just like an empty bottle getting filled with some water.master.

[proghousedj]

look up his father- Alla Rakha- his dad was amazing too

[AshokBhatnagar007]

If Sai Baba could play tabla.....just sayin

[SuperBestever]

Just Beautiful!!!!!!

[vaitarni]

setting up new dimensions . so much surprise and novel every time i listen to him.

the way he used banya digga in this . marvelous.

[andybpiano]

I don't feel worthy enough to watch this video...

[LockInASockProd]

What's the name of the instrument at 1:10?

[TablaThe100]

@LockInASockProd It is called sarangi my friend.

[from0the0ashes]

@LockInASockProd

That instrument is called sarangi .. and it is being played here by the maestro Ustad Sultan Khan

[bsod4u2]

The son of a great and a great himself !

[657316]

counting the beats !!

[funnyditz]

Kya Baat Kya Baat Kya Baat!!!!!

[2bobdrummer]

wow thats the one ,pure skill

[rajanomee1]

Wah Ustaad Wah

[mahajohn]

Zakir's mastery of time is so profound that he bends it to his will, probably because his hands move so close to relativistic light speeds. You can see him actually slip in and out of our time stream at 0:39-0:40. I want to be near him during the 2012 Eschaton. Ha ha ha.

[giriisindahouse]

@mahajohn time travelling fingers haha

[prandawg]

Lost in the sheer joy of his music. Amazing...what a master of rhythm!

[Sarafsrinivas]

Ustad you are legend, you are Bharat Ratna.....

[gnate]

Ustaaaaadjiiiiiiiiii... Awesome!!!

[TheNavendu]

He has good camand on chakardar,tirkit and dhir-dhir kit tak......it's tru that he is a great tabla player in the world now. he is doing good job.and keep playing..

[hongkongluna]

he's so fast it looks like the video and sound are out of synch. Whoa.

[TheSoccerguy247]

hes not even trying hard and hes still good.

[yaisum]

Can someone tell me the name of the 'melody' instrument? the miniature square cello type thing.

[GuitarRHCPfan]

Pandit Rama Kant is better in my view. But I like Hussain's use of bols better and his technique is quite clean.

[thisNewFoundLand]

...simply the most incredible musical system yet devised by humans. Zakir is a total inspiration. thanks uploader...

[sr31gu94lur]

What a amazing performance, it appears divine power is flowing through the fingers of this young player which is unheard of  such rhythmic effect on listners.

SR

[9960625638]

the legend of india..............!!!!!!!!!

[lotusbuds2000]

In this SF Bay Area, since Alla Rakha's era, I've heard many tabla players but no one IMHO has come close to Zakirji's playing. His very being/soul is tabla / rhythm..no separation. Thanks for posting.

[netrashid]

Its raining through his hands....

[BanarsiPaan120]

I Truelly Believe that one can Reach the Ultimal LEvel of state of mind trough this music!

I also believe that one can get englightend, Moksh, trough and with this instrument!

[truegangsteroflove]

It's a pretty crappy video, but the sound is great. I saw him live once in 1985. He was incredible, and I was in a trance by the end of the night. It's pretty amazing that one person can make the sounds he makes.

[HustlenDreams]

his hands are so fast (but camera is kinda slow too) looks like its in slow motion

[PianoManTyler]

overdubs and double bass pedals can never beat this true masterful percussion!

[mewien150]

hey who got USTAD ZAKIR playing dadra/6 beat video? if got , send me message..

[pranav88c]

Who's the other Tabla player? Isn't he his brother too?

[utsavmohanlakhera]

oh man what a incredible tabla

[netrashid]

wizard...

[Sunil1768]

@irfankhan69: You have never heard him play with a real maestro? How about his concerts with Sultan Khan and Haripresad Chaurasia? He has played incredible pieces wit them

[bhilaj]

Shame the footage isnt in synch with whats going on in the sound

[bihagsutube]

This is why he is USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN who can never be replaced by anybody in any era.....! Second ZAKIR will never birth...! He is HRISHI MUNI of TABLA and MUSIC......

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

the limitless tabla may be our path to enlightenment.

[sikh4lyf15]

@bihagsutube I would have to disagree with that, don't get me wrong zakhir is great. but theres always people who are better but aren't as widely known. 

[MrTariii]

@bihagsutube Ustad Jimmy khan is much better than Zakir. Ustad Jimmy is master of classical tabla

[veeralbpatel]

does anyone know why the quality of this video is poor now? it was originally very good, but now it is very choppy...i used to watch this video a lot so it's a little disappointing when you are used to old verson...still sounds awesome!

[DrumTeknique]

the discussions on this page and other pages is utterly disgusting and extremely disrespectful towards the music. people here are speaking of this music in a such a matter that shows the immense ignorance in these minds. this is not only music, in fact it is mostly an extreme form of meditation, that which lets you feel the creator of everything around you, an energy that is truly blissfully indescribable.

[japanesesen]

KEYA BATT....WAH!

[wordreet]

I truly wish for a better quality video. The sound here is fine, and the preformance is clearly stunning. But I would appreciate it even more if I could see the Maestro's fingers doing their work.

Anyway, 5/5 for sharing, thanks. :-)

[irfankhan69]

he is very good solo tabla player....but the real test is when u play with some classical music ustad like ustad salamat ali khan or fateh ali khan...thats when ur skills are tested/challenged to the limit.....solo is in fact very easy as u don't need to follow some one....anyways....his solo skills r no doubt one of the best in the world.

[hamoo7]

totally disagree!

[yjvnz]

have you heard him play with Hariharan, Pandit Jasraj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma or Pt hariprasad Chaurasia, or have you even heard him play with his own father? it is clear that you have not heard a single Jugalbandi piece of his.

[yjvnz]

have you heard a single Jugalbandi piece of his? he can make the tabla sound like any instrument. Maybe you should hear some of his Fusion pieces. it is easy to keep Theka and play some fancy things but the true test is merging your instrument with the other ones, an art only he can do. Maybe you should listen to some of his great albums rather than giving ignorant biased views.

[KumarTabla]

@yjvnz I agree to a small extent because I truly believe that the art of mastering the classical repertoire of Tabla supersedes any fusion performance. Fusion is good, but the science and technique behind it is nominal in comparison to classical Tabla. Classical Tabla is the true test in my opinion. It is not merely keeping theka and playing a few fancy things, it is controlling laya, calculating tihais, interjecting impromptu kaidas etc. and not to mention, improvising it all.

[KumarTabla]

@yjvnz If you were replying to ifrankhan69, than I certainly agree with YOU in comparison to what he is saying. The art of solo is incomparable.

[uroio8w]

I've never heard such beautiful drum sound. Incredible.

[84minkey]

its transcedental

[trulytito]

:)

Regards.

Tito Dutta.

[sweetwhisper1512]

What a class of classies. This artist has earned tabla players a very special place in the World.

[mina8596]

I can't stop listening to this. It sounds so great!

[utsavmohanlakhera]

nobody can play like exept allha rakha ahmad jan thirakwa tari khan tafo khan and all they all r the god i want to just touch their feet zakir hussain is also very handsome and cool dont u think so

[irfankhan69]

my dear...have u heard late ustad shaukat hussain???? to me Solo is not so tough...the toughest of all is when u play tabla with an ustad like ustad fateh ali khan, ustad salamat ali khan or Roshan ara begum.....it is then when ur real skill ans command is judged....anyways zakir hussian is also very good....but i haven't seen him yet playing with a maestro.

[guruIongting]

@irfankhan69 ur on the wrong video then,,, search for dueI with ustad aIIah rakha

[tablarahul]

if you have not seen Ustad Zakir Hussain with a maestro...u better see him...i m sure ur definition of good accompaniment will change...his accompaniment is just magical....

[yjvnz]

hariprasad chaurasia, shiv kumar sharma, pt jasraj, ravi shankar, hariharan, john mclaughlin, beca fleck, jan garbarek are not maestros? is only keeping theka and making the artist enough for u? it is clear that you are not someone who has learnt tabla as you have no respect for the instrument.

[KumarTabla]

@irfankhan69 Zakir bhai has played with more maestros than I can count. And as for solos, my friend, you can not make a comment like "solo is in fact is very easy as u don't need to follow some one". Since when was "following" desirable. In a solo, the artist can play compositions so much more complex than what he/she would plays in accompaniment. The entire essence of Tabla is exemplified during a solo. Accompaniment is good, but the true test in Tabla is when you perform a solo.

[allfieldsreq]

@KumarTabla . the true test in accompaniment. When you accompany you must play with such control that the other artist is not intimidated and at the same time you are not forgotten. There are very few artists who can do both...well. And mastery of accompaniment should not just be limited to classical arts... a good tabla player will be able to accompany many different genres with ease. From Rajasthani folk to ghazal, from khayal to thumri. A good tabla player will be able to play with all.

[m1st3rh]

man, just listen to the beat of the tabla, its just beautiful !!!!

[cjmoizefala]

Great!!!

[utsavmohanlakhera]

he is the god of music

[Moumou727]

The Schumacher of Indian drums!!!!!

[mitnique]

Schumacher is the Zakir Hussain of racing!!!!

[dasskarailh]

llllooooooooooooooooooooolllll­ll =D =D =D

[crazytopu]

amazing

[keithdoeskungfu]

I was very fortunate to have seen him play live, right here in kansas....I will never forget that concert, it was transcendent

[gfdsaad]

more like..5-6 per second

to the human ear 20 beats per second is almost continuous sound

[MrSpliffjones]

@gfdsaad

dont reply to someone if you cant recognize their sarcasm

[swapnilsrk2005]

It happens only in India!

[methionyl]

this guys is amazing!!

[aassyr1111]

he is not Masters of Percussion.....he is just a master of tabla

[ChErRyaVe20pK]

and tabla is a percussion instrument

[PJenkinss]

Well at least he's the master of something , not everyone can say so! :P

[jazz2metaldrums]

"just a master of tabla" ? anyone who masters the delicate complexities of the bols of tabla, in my opinion one of the most natural sounding percussion instruments out there, deserves more than "just a master of tabla". Also, the bols of the tabla are applicable to a whole world of hand percussion instruments; a master of tabla will have little trouble mastering the derbaki, congas, djembe, etc. though i haven't seen him on a marimba, the statement isn't really that big of a stretch.

[cenolbaj]

Tabla is nice, but rather an "intellectual" instrument than a real drum. It does not have the power an impact of a real drum.

[anandvyasorg]

That is funny - I play with both a kit and tabla - Western Rock and Indian Ragas separately - the Tabla is now used exclusively by my group. There is a recent concert on you tube. You tell me it is not a real POWER instrument and I will show you someone who knows nothing of music. It is THE Power Drum - according to Mickey Hart and Marco Minnemann and countless others.  You are funny.

[odua88]

Say what? As a percussionist who has played Congas, Bata and Kit for 30 years I have no idea wqhere tou are coming from with that statement. "It does not have the power of a real drum". Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth. I have done 2 shows w/ Zakir and have rarely met a more humble musician and warm human being.

[shrooman777]

The Benaras style is more powerful, and the Delhi style is more subtle and delicate, with other styles falling in between. So maybe you'd enjoy checking out the Benaras gharana players, or even pakhawaj / mridangam.

Also, you can't really compare tabla to a drum set. It is more comparable to a bass guitar, or some melodic instrument. A bass guitarist can play tabla repertoire more accurately than a drummer, who have no ringing bass notes and who can't play gamaki patterns.

[anandvyasorg]

And you sir? Why make that statement? He has actually taught drummers and Conga players and many percussionist that play something other than the tabla - I see you are jealous or else such an ignorant comment would not have come from your mind to your fingertips.

[timjmoran]

it's a shame that the Audio does not appear to be synched to the video.

[willwkrueger]

hes just too fast

[sourabhnayan]

awesome!

[elgasra]

Très beau, Zakir est un magicien de la Tabla.

Il est en concert Decembre 2009 à Paris, je ne vais pas le rater cette fois ci, je vais prendre mes billets.

Merci pour la vidéo.

[beatgermann1961]

just too great, used to take lessons from his dad, but Zakir's beats are just incomparable

[gzombiester]

godfather of tabla

[ymerdrengene]

i think he hits like 20 times in a second!!! :O

[compumaniac0]

bRUTAL MASTER

[ghettomuffinsz]

Simply brilliant....Zakir ji doesn't fail to mesmerize the world!!! thx 4 uploading

[toxickiss4all]

so so cool anyone could tell me where he came from i mean his country of origin thanks

[craftyrobot]

amazing.

[ghettomuffinsz]

simply brilliant! ustad ji is never fails to mesmerize the audience....thx 4 uploading...god bless

[viandoks]

GREAT...Il y a un autre nom au temps c'est ZAKIR et un autre nom à la mesure c'est HUSSAIN. Merci à lui, et ceux qui le diffusent

[gorgeoushammer]

awesome!

[nomania]

this man is a genius!! one can't even imagine of producing so many different beats from that thing!! fucking awesome!!!!!

[ram97tabla]

He's performing on April 11th in Marin I think.

[rabitrider]

0:15 to 0:22 my favorite part .... but i mean the whole thing is just genius!!!!

[vmdave]

zakir hussain is deserving for BHARAT RATNA. truely he is top most tabala vadak on this earth at present.

[JAZZMAESTR0]

Zakir Hussain is amazing!

He's playing London Barbican on Friday 19 June!

[JAZZMAESTR0]

Zakir is playing London Barbican on Friday 19 June! Tickets are still available!

[gsingh93]

where can you get the tickets?

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

from a blessed karma.

[shoho0809]

Nice one.

[charaka2008]

exactly....Zakir hussain for thabla..bruce lee for martial arts...and am a sri lankan guy for admire those...cheers

[lisergitek24]

W O W !!!!

[qrtfalcon]

Zakir Hussain for Tabla and Bruce Lee for martial arts. Too damn fast for the eye to discern the difference. But totally out of the world. Fantastic. Haha. Wonderful video. 5*.

[Rwadhwaji]

I attended his concert at Chicago Symphny ceter with my chinese friend. It became her best event for life.

[yoyube]

Sick!

[yuueh]

wow! super cool!..this is really amazing!

[viveksreedharan60]

Simply Superb

[bogfrog321]

1:17 is incredible

[carnout]

clearly remind me Amrat HUSSAIN !!!!

i keep going on my tour.. the best for you misters Hussain !

[iLoveOlivaMunn]

can anyone recommend any CD's with this style of music?

[aronmoses]

Hi ILove, some years ago I collected Cd´s where Zakir played tabla.

I would recommend the Album Making Music.

Of course there are lot´s of CD´s with Indian Ragas, but if you prefer some kind of fusion "Shakti" is also very good.

[iLoveOlivaMunn]

thank you very much i appreciate your comment and ill very much check those out.

have a great day.

[burt210879]

this man is craaazyyy...Zakir plays polyrhythmic tabla....in the first part he plays 3 diffrent rhythmus in the same time by accompanying the music....

[bollyhood08]

Tabla symbolises Zakhirji & vice versa...no one can be compared to him in this universe...Truly Genius. He is capable to accopany any instrument.

[macho212]

mindblasting

[Quarker99]

We all just got owned.

[merkywave]

Jai!!!

[doctormwa]

lol. aint he muslim ?

[laarpakar]

with his last name it could be, but for 100% he's thinking where all one blood

[123tan123]

yep

[bazookajoe77]

finally put.

[somak100]

Yes he is Muslim.

So what if he is a Muslim. Firstly he is a INDIAN and that's what matter.

[amrika5]

Mindblowing