Zakir Hussain "The Speaking Hand" - part 1

[Surottam]

I have a biggest respect for Zakir hussain sahab... love you sir.

[Infamissus]

Very interesting. Thanks

[ThePrateekJoshi]

chek my solo

[lesbiansaregoodandch]

haha 2:01 is the best part

[akhilab900]

bade ustad ji's awsm

[lalitha65]

Wah Zakir..Wah wah Zakir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lalitha65]

Wah Zakir..Wah wah Zakir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leapsplashafrog]

Take me home daddy

[rarch1968]

Whenever I see footage of Zakir Hussain, he always reminds me of jimmy page...

[coolmega33]

4:22 Tabla.- 'nuff said

[RoSesHeaRtSTaRs]

1 person mustve clicked the dislike button accidentally O.o

[luap42]

@RoSesHeaRtSTaRs Piss off dictating what people can like or dislike...

[RoSesHeaRtSTaRs]

@luap42 Thanks.

[SuperIndiecat]

Thank you so much for sharing this. :D

[Luciferarrow]

did sonu nigam copy his haristyle from zakir hussain?

[sictransitdeej]

truly amazing!

[WatusiReggae]

English??

[chaosinorderrr]

Amazing. 

[graze900]

subtitles?

[theatlantisrise]

I think Alla Rakha is the Shakespeare of Indian percussion, while Zakir is more like the JK Rowling or Stephen King. Both are legendary, and Zakir is one of the finest speakers and most knowledgeable musicians ever.

[cobrakai3275]

what is the name of the instrument that is playing when alla rakha and zakir are doing their duet? it's beautiful! i need to know the name of it please

[graze900]

@cobrakai3275 it's the sarangi 

[panchamkauns]

Who cares if he gets an ego trip? Zakir Hussain deserves an ego trip. Listen to his vilambit teental on the "Drums of India" CD and tell me he doesn't deserve a hundred ego trips

[MegaChulbul]

wow.... yr he is simply amazing n fantablous .... may allah give him long life with health ..... :)

[Temorkhan]

Zakir Hussain is a legend to say the least! I see his artistic works as supernatural.

[VCTabla]

just as awesome as his father used to be

[diabolusX9]

There are many things tht contribute to this development. Some here r saying there are many as good as Ustad Allah Rakha sahib, tht maybe so, and even better. But the sheer dedication n the interest to grow themselves n their surrounding n the art form itself brought them this result. Well very frankly, playing the Punjab Ghrana is different then playing all others. There are rules n dedication in areas that u wud never ever see in other ghranas.

[dumbdogsdontbark]

A good teacher is what it takes :)

[upbeatmantis86]

is pete lockett in the same league as this guy??

[shankyxyz]

wow. a documentary about god himself would not interest me as much. for me zakir ji > god.

[PrashuMJ]

Whats the name of the concert at 4:32??

[Duraganyolcu]

He looks like Frodo.

[beatadept]

I would say that yes, listen to Zakir, but don't forget the so many other Tabla players, that are showing you other sides of the instrument and it's tradition. I would say the same about Alla Rakha, he is by far not the only important Tabla player of his time. The greatness of Alla Rakha is that he had the will and the joy to play Tabla and take it further. Check out the lineages of the different Gharanas and the contemporary players of Alla Rakha. Unavailability of CDs is no excuse.

[shankyxyz]

@beatadept i dont even know what u are railing about. he is a legend. i dont think pt anindo, nayan da or swapan da or other top players ever deny the sheer overpowering influence that zakir ji has had on tabla playing. i would say that due to his constant presence on media, we all tend to forget how good he really is.

[TheAzureRising]

@beatadept I agree partly also. Zakir is not the beginning and end of the tabla, and there are definitely better players of the tabla out there. But (at least according to me) Zakir is the one that connects the most to the masses. If I stop a person on the street, and ask him/her about Zakir Hussain, I'd get a response like, "Oh, he's absolutely amazing!" or "I heard he was a maestro!" (trust me, I've done this to test out my theory)

[TheAzureRising]

@TheAzureRising This documentary isn't necessarily giving him an ego trip. It's about taking common people through a journey to discover exactly what made him what he is today and the passion that he has for something he loves. There's nothing egoistic about learning what makes a maestro exactly that: a maestro. Especially when it's through someone who people know well. Remember the documentary about Steve Irwin? That, like this, was a chance to watch a passionate person at work.

[beatadept]

When I say that there are more significant Tabla players than Zakir today, it is much more than saying that there are better players than Zakir.

(The "Who is the best?" question is totally irrelevant in music and art.)

What I mean is that there are other Tabla players who have not -like Zakir- made experimenting with Tabla beyond the traditional limits of Tabla, their goal, but to present and expand the legacy of Tabla. I don't say Zakir does not contribute to this, but other player do it more.

[beatadept]

Why not a documentary that bases its material on the greatness of Tabla as an instruyment, instead of a documentary that bases itself on the greatness of a musician.?

Tabla is an extremely complex instrument to learn because it has a long and internally complex history.

There isn't one single technique, stylistic approach or repertoire, and even beyond those complications, you have different ways to teach and to interpret concepts in different Gharanas. So why not a document that instead?

[sonofthedestroyer]

@beatadept,

What you say is partly true. Zakir is not the end of the tabla like he is hyped out to be. But he does have some abilities that others dont have. For example, he is the only famous tabla player that can actually adapt to South Indian percussion style. I have heard other famous tabla players try it and fail to pull it off so they dont do it again or often as Zakir.

The traditionalists are better than Zakir at expanding the tradition, but Zakir excels in all round ability.

[beatadept]

I believe more in documentaries that deal with the history, the techniques and the experience of music. When we go into these egotistic kind of documentaries, I believe the most important aspects get lost in elevating a specific person.

Today when you listen to western music or crossover projects that incorporate Tabla, and it is immediately remniscent of Zakir and Shakti. Unfortunately Shakti -although great music- is a South Indian oriented simplification of Tabla - Konokkol, not Tabla Bols.

[beatadept]

What I want to point out is not that Zakir is a bad Tabla player or someone you shouldn't listen to. What is annoying is this superstar kind of documentaries, that really don't focus on Tabla itself as an instrument, but focuses on Tabla as is Zakir was the only or best horizon in which to focus on Tabla.

Sure Zakir is a great Tabla player, no discussion about that, but I believe no musician can be taken as starting point to unveal or understand an instrument or a musical tradition.

[beatadept]

Some guy answered my comment with the short yet elocuent threat: "If you know nothing, say nothing..."

Well, I actually gave you some names of Tabla players to check out and see that Zakir isn't the only one.

Anyone who has any idea of Tabla, should at least take Zakir's own remarks into acount, right?

So check out Farukhabad, Benares, Lucknow, Delhi and Ajrara styles of Tabla.

Especially since most of the stuff that made Zakir famous is actually Farukhabad repertoire and not Punjab.

[BABAMUGHALBABASAHEB]

@beatadept true,,,, agree wid ya

[beatadept]

I believe this guy has come down from one of those illusive clouds he is sailing on. This is a total ego trip. Zakir about Zakir, and the celebrities about Zakir.

We all know he is a good musician. Do we need to be reminded? By himself?

Come on, how many other great and more significant tabla players aren't out there?

Listen to the younger generation, like Subhankar Banerjee, Vijay Ghate or Akram Khan for example. And if you want to stay in Zakir's age group, then listen to Anindo Chatterjee.

[indianmusicdanceluvr]

4:23 - 6:49 is definitely something i wish i witnessed!!!!!!!!!!

[Edside0]

Thanks for posting the documentary, I have been searching it for quite a while!

[ppw43h1]

I love taal, and zakir is a great. He gets into his trance when playing to become his music it seems. I too get drawn in it can be intoxicating, Love Hindi Im still learning Hindi and I will be fluent one day. jai

[qiron]

Please please please someone translate this in English.  Put English subtitles or something. This tube is priceless as it is, but I do not understand Ustad Allah Rakha's part.

[Edside0]

@qiron Agree!

[1019drummer]

i lv this guy.

[Tamizan]

Can some one put subtittle in English

[lordaboveall]

@Tamizan I feel sorry for u

[Dzongka]

@Tamizan Learn Hindi.

[jidenlynne]

This looks great. Does this exist in a version with English subtitles? I would buy it if its available.

[lordaboveall]

@jidenlynne Learn Hindi and there would be no need. jus kidding but i dont think there is

[PlancksTime]

Hey, Im going to make a english subtitle version if people show some interest.

The first video is here /watch?v=sMr7Ki-ztuI

Just thumbs up this comment so other can see and know where to go

[Abhiguns]

I was looking for this from almost 2 years. Please upload the next parts soon. Cant possibly wait to see them. You just made my day.

[ramakantg123]

thank you very much gadd50

plase upload the whole documentry....please...

thanks you in advance......

[rahulm18]

Great documentary clip. Thanks for uploading it!

Would you have rest of "The Speaking Hand" available? It would be good to see the rest of it.

[Moze66]

Wow , I hope to see the rest soon , thank you for uploading this vid.

[gadd50]

Thank you for your kind reaction. This is only the first part, There's more to come.

[mistermateriel]

@gadd50

What religion is Zakir in? He mentioned Tibetan Bowls.

[PlancksTime]

@mistermateriel Islam. However, like he says, he doesn't practice Islam exactly correctly. In Islam, only God (the same God of abraham, Jesus, moses) is worthy of bowing to or worshiping. No musician is supposed to bow to his teacher.

[mewan75]

Thanks a lot Gadd , wonderful video

[gurujio]

waaah..kya baat hai...just amazing..a true treasure u have shared here my friend...been looking for the whole video for a long time...thank u so much for this gift...god bless..