Bill Laswell: Axiom Sound System Musical Freezone (2 of 2)

[ak47bdzoo]

ZOO

[benjaminshinobi]

Serj Tankian on Drums! Fred Armisen on Tabla!

[vidhit999]

omg that is ustad sultan khan , karsh kale , and zakhir hussain !!!!! ohh god this is soooo beautifull !!!

[gugubine]

:)

[pukarokhan]

who is singing/ playing sarangi ?

[RestatementFact]

God bless sultan khan rest in peace,, one of the artist that can never be found

[rpb1231]

@RestatementFact , dude I dont think Ustad Sultan Khan is dead and there is no need for him to rest in peace now... And we all wish that may god give a long life to this versatile artist :) ... thank you

[b1gfut007]

truly awsome i love it all the different music coming together. ustad zakir hussain rocks man.

[KimiFerrariV2]

stop it at 6:12 :DD:D

[KimiFerrariV2]

i dont wanna meet the drummer in a metro :D but hooolly shit he is brutally precise and... anyway he kicks ass :D

[ston3rsnail]

badass drummer...:DDD

[seletabla]

nice

[AndyMCAnderson]

words and comments cannot describe feelings, ispired by this performance...

[PsychedelicParabola]

...awesome

[jakascott21]

jimmy page in tabla!!! lol

[gas257]

the man on the percussion is no other than ustad zakir hussain... a two time grammy winner and may be called the God of tabla...

[KimiScuderiaFerrari]

@gas257 He is sitting there like master Yoda :D

[ProfanationXXX]

never thought id say "holy hell, check the bongo playr out!"

[Scottehicks]

Several great spirit beings arose from the strings and the lights. The reverb was a living soul. The minds and hearts of all listeners, players, memories surged into one world being!

[benjaminshinobi]

What is that Violin-esque instrument? That guys vibrato technique is ridiculousssssssssssssssssss

[narayani7devi]

first, its not a violin, its a Sarang, beautiful sound,,,and, ,ridiculous is ur comment,,,

[sahutsd]

@narayani7devi -

benjaminshinobi's reference to the vibrato as being ridiculous, is meant as a compliment, not an insult.

[complicatedaks]

@narayani7devi LOL, well said:D

[kedarnevergone]

That's called "Sarangi". Old Indian classical instrument. Was used much in the times of Mugal ruling in India..

There was a time, when such music was daily being played in the river front of Taj Mahal , by kings !!

[ajnatheiconoclast]

Dude is killing the Tabla....this shit is hot!!! =)

[synonymist]

something very unusual happened to my skin at about 4:40

[dsmite]

that is a chill my friend you just got your socks rocked congratulations.

[JeezoozeChrysler]

this is EPIC stuff

[iLoveOlivaMunn]

the scratching was the shit..

[abdulpopal]

and zakir hussain is da best

[abdulpopal]

one word

'beautiful"

[BASAJAUN23]

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[Senrence]

my thoughts exactly :D

[andersonearl]

your right he doesn't know what he is talking about.... if you didn't know who was playing you would think it was jaco... and everyone should know who he is,,,,, that and the cultural fusions are mind boggling

[charterviewer]

They could have done without the scratching

[xATTACKK]

Agreed. Still incredible!

[gsk970]

Zakir's solo was insane!!!

[AfghanChamp123BruH]

daim ustad zakir u are just incredible!much respect to u!!!!!!!!!!!

[evolverstudios]

again thanks for this, wonderful fusion. amazing. thankyou thankyou thankyou !!!!

[goldthwaiter]

laswell's bass playing sounds amateur next to these guys as it does on most of his stuff

[artron4000]

laswell is holding the shit down... hes grooving hard, and lettin the others take the lead. know the expression" less is more "

[andreamitani]

i love bill laswell

[ausar02]

What is that mini-cello type of instrument called?

[necromancer508]

its called a sarangi

[ausar02]

thanks a lot

[TheNightlifeKS]

Jesus christ......those fingers on those Tablas!

[necromancer508]

zakir's fingers move faster than the speed of sound :P

[reggietheporpoise]

i'm just glad that so many classical indian musicians are so open to fusion. it really says a lot about where the indian people are going. of course they haven't lost the classical side of their playing, either, but the fusion has really opened people from all over the world up to indian music in its entirety. i think a lot of thanks must go to zakir hussain for that, as he really opened up to the fusion idea.

[allymoodz]

bless you ...for posting this mate!

2 great ustaads with a maestro , amazing collaboration and act ....drummer is wicked too....an all round performance!

[reggietheporpoise]

jeez... that was simply awesome. i've been following tabla beat science and all but... wow. virtuosity and musicianship at its finest!

[jazzfusiongrl]

Such a wonderful fusion of everything!!!!!!!

[kkmediahouse]

OUT OF THIS WORLD! all do such an awesome perofrmace. true talents BUT USTAD SULTAN IS AMAZING. tracks like this allow individuals to appreciate fine instruments and legendary musicians and also to value teamwork. awesome!

[kevkev44]

What band is this?

[kkmediahouse]

TABLA BEAT SCIENCE. all their tracks are superb and remarkable how the word fusion had been redifined

[guyintightsman]

Do you realize who the genious is on Tablas?!!!!!

That's Zakir Hussain from Shakti!!!!!

If you like the tabla player you must check out Shakti!!  They are a group with Hussain, El Shankar on violin, and John Mcglaughlin on Guitar. They have created some of the most amazing musical expresion I have ever heard!! Thanx for this amazing find.

[Gringuito210]

ridiculous sarangi!

[EmperorMAR]

Saw this on PBS when it aired, took a while to figure out who it was as I had no memory of the name.

[soupie]

Ha ha, the guy at 4:25, air-tabla'ing, that cracked me up:) this is great!!!