Zakir Hussain lecture and demonstration of tabla

[SNPEHERKAR]

excellent, begginers can learn much from this video, zakir is real genious ustad, unstolen kohinur of india.- shyam

[DrummerBoyJason]

ta-ge-ta-ge-ta-ge?

[rvnivi]

he's the god of tabla

[rowdyfish]

what make is this set of tablas? does anyone know??

[BrandonTheDude]

@rowdyfish I know he uses Haridas Vhatkar for sure. But I also have heard he had used Mukta Das as well.

[Keysforjourney]

this is like a language made of percussion.

[SoULja51NGH]

He makes the tabla talk!

[TheDzenie1]

DONT FORGET USTAD TARI KHAN.

[bhikhiasilsala]

indeed a God of Tabla.

[Drummoturg]

NO,ZAKIR IS A GOD ON TABLA

[MateusTTTT]

Total consciencia do instrumento, MUITO BOM MESMO!

[cadranaline]

Zakir went all the way

and now the mountains are mountains again he plays with the innocense and joy of a child.

[MrGaneshbabu17]

The King of the Tabla

[Chinnusmom]

impressive



[Chinnusmom]

awesome



[dmower397]

I am planning on starting tabla this coming winter - I first heard Zakir play on a CD with Bela Fleck called "The Melody of Rhythm." It's a fusion effort with tabla, banjo, bass and symphony and it's brilliant. Since then, I've been completely enchanted with tabla and Indian music. I know I'll never be as good as Zakir because I will not be able to dedicate my life to playing tabla. But that is just fine. I'll get as good as I can and enjoy it as much as possible.

[VBoodZ]

@dmower397 you familiar with Shakti?

[dmower397]

@VBoodZ On a Wikipedia level :)

[BoyBangla]

@dmower397 Quote "I know I'll never be as good as Zakir because I will not be able to dedicate my life to playing tabla"

It's like saying if you dedicate your life to football you will become as good as Maradona or Messi. Or if you sprint 100 meters everyday you be as fast as Carl Lewis or Usain Bolt.

World class performers are naturally gifted, they are born with the ability.

No matter how hard or long you try, you will never be as good as Ustad Zakir Hussain.

[dmower397]

@BoyBangla "World class performers are naturally gifted, they are born with the ability."

Of course he's gifted, but to credit his skills to a "talent" is insulting to the years and years and years of work he put in to get as good as he is. Any world class performer of any discipline knows that talent is the last tiny percentage of skill. It's the garnish, not the recipe. If no musician ever thought they could compose music as good as Bach's, we'd all be listening to baroque. Let people aspire.

[BoyBangla]

@dmower397 You reasoning is the wrong way round. With years of dedication, you will NEVER become 100m sprint champion. Why don't you spend the rest of your years trying to become Mozart or Monet or Maradona - you will fail.

Talent is not the "last tiny percentage" Talent is the first requirement. Otherwise everyone would become masters of their field. A raw diamond extracted from the dirt is still a unfinished diamond, a smooth polished stone is remains a worthless stone.

[dmower397]

@BoyBangla Last or first requirement doesn't matter. It's still just fraction. Nothing is absolute and the truth lies somewhere in between the two arguments, but to say that a person will "never" do something is the same thing as saying that one ever has done it. I believe most people can become a master in their field with the right amount of dedication and hard work and most of all sacrifice. Of course there are exceptions. I guess you can believe what you want to believe, but I've seen it.

[BoyBangla]

@dmower397 I did not say "that a person will never do something", what I said you, first and foremost need talent/aptitude/ability to become world class, regardless of your commitment level.

Just because you may play the drums, doesn't mean with years of dedication you will become world class. Like many other sports, or arts, or music you may be able to play in an amateur fashion, but without natural talent you will not be as good as the world leaders in the respected field. Nuff said.

[dmower397]

@BoyBangla What I am saying is that what you call talent is 10% aptitude and 90% hard work. Not everyone will be good at everything (I'm not built for football so can't be a world-class football player) but your comments led me to believe that you think people like Zakir are untouchable. They aren't. He's unbelievably cool, but there are tabla geniuses out there who will never be discovered. And it could be ANYBODY, so you shouldn't go around slapping people down. That's all I'm saying.

[BoyBangla]

@dmower397 What is wrong with you man? Why are you seeing this the wrong way round? World class performers have 90% natural talent/aptitude10% dedication.

With years of dedication, you will NEVER become 100m sprint champion. Why don't you spend the rest of your years trying to become Mozart or Monet?

Yes, one should always aspire to better themselves, but not become deluded in their ability.

Some people may be "good" by "trying" but only the talented become geniuses if they "try"

[0718010710]

wa ustad wa

[yukimunni]

The master.

[arunslalan]

Very demoralizing for budding percussionists!

[PunjabiKudiUK]

I love him!!!!!!

[yorgosioannima]

He's the Bruce Lee of Tabla!

[yjvnz]

He's playing a very famous Farukhabadi Peshkar.

[RDBoisQc]

Zakir is my 1st, my last, my everything.

[KkAaZz9]

that was badass

[Ninjurjio]

master

[1019drummer]

thank you...........

[omnamahshivayashiva]

he is a gandharva...like rimpa...re born in kaly yuga.

[chaamjamal]

thank you very much for these really wonderful teaching videos. i am using them like tabla lessons and it's really fun. your old student from san anselmo. jamal

[COSMICBUM]

I have seen him many,many times and will continue to do so.

He is a musical phenomena with centuries of tradition behind him. The Master's of Percussion tour was extremely good since he is introducing the new generation of players to audiences outside India. BRAVO!

[franzleone]

He's a God

[jamietrhcp17]

I love when he says what he's about to play, that is one of the most entertaining things I have witnessed in quite a while.

[phektus]

He has to, it's a pitched percussion so the syllables correspond to the actual notes that should be played, and that they don't have a written tradition

[akildasan]

Amazing!

[ooops1234]

After watching some videos of Ustad Zakir Hussain, I just caught, and I decided to become his student after done my CS studies, but now after this video I'm afraid and I feel that it is more difficult then Rocket Science and might be I can't come up with such shine and bright as Ustad Jee has. ;-(

[BBS2012]

It is difficult no doubt, but you must give it a try and follow your heart mate.

[mutemax7]

Your music will never ever be like Zakir's, but Zakir's will never ever be anything like yours.

Don't deprive the world of your sound man. What if he made that decision because someone was more experienced than him?

[rsinatra]

beautiful! thank you!

[Wendiesel]

that was rape

[scienceofsoundmusic]

always good to see him play. i saw him life and it was just ridiculously good

[ZurDruid]

es re dificiciciclclc

[JAZZMAESTR0]

Zakir Hussain is amazing!

He's playing London Barbican on Friday 19 June!

[serpientesur]

very good video.Thanks for sharing

[thatoneguycom]

mabey post a video

PLEASE

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PLEASE

PLEASE

PLEASE

[br0wnb0y]

it's funny how Teen Taal is like never played straight anymore... cause it's boring :P but beautiful

[BadYahweh]

That is so amazing and beautiful. I'm only trying to learn the very basics of tabla, and find it challenging enough.

[mayaAtman]

to start a solo

you start with a basic beat

0) optional start with something like - kate nana x4

1) dha dhin dhin dha, ta dhin dhin dha x4

2) start your improvizations on the basic beat

3) end with something simple - trkt dha x3 dhin

[jabuhrer1]

thanks!

[thatoneguycom]

kate na na would be played how

[mayaAtman]

there are many ways to play but the way i learned..

ka - hit the big drum (bayan) with a flat palm, should be like a muffled clap

te - hit the small drum (dayan) with last three fingers, should be a sharp flat sound

na - hit the small drum on its ring with your index finger, it should make a ringing sound

[thatoneguycom]

okay i need help. when u do a tabla solo do u start with and how do u end

[afgpiece]

you end with a big bang. lol

[thatoneguycom]

thanks

[pacauchon]

my mind has been blown. ustad hussain is the man!

[mina8596]

Nice!

[ecsyntric]

ok i quit

[arjhendrix]

wassup? quit da toob? details...

[ramman916]

gud

[shyam92]

SICK VID

[dlmahtani7]

wowo... so much in such a short video! amazing stuff...

[amrika5]

not the teen taal im learning

lolllll

[fahmid2007]

Every gharana has different style and once you have learned the basic teentaal then you can also start your composition!!

[m92singh]

yes that is absoluatly correct once you have a basic rythem.

[ghgulhazara]

Does not metter as far i am concern you may not be guided to the Gharaana and types of Compositions,,, so keep going on with ur teentall lol

[JazzSage23]

WIthout a doubt, the most concise, dead on balls accurate explaination of a percussion instrument and about every knook and cranny that deals with the playing of it. This is unparalleled genius. Zakir Hussain = "IL FENOMENO" ....virtuosity is awesome, and ill never get beyond "the Steam Engine".

[shredyairi]

That is absolutely phenominal!

Complete control.

Total master!

[BF2abc]

with the jump of deer!!

awesome playing

[mrchuckglider]

This is an amazing piece of footage. Fantastic and thanks for sharing this treasure. Tablamaster07, in case you don't know, Ustad Zakir Hussein is widely thought of as the world's greatest tabla player. If you play, you should know about him. This is quite a few years ago. He has also achieved a lot with western musicians.

[elena07vantrel]

thanks for posting, this is a treasure, even for those - like myself - who don't play instruments!

[Tablamaster07]

play tabla 2 but he is way better than me he thinks diffrnt.

[tua96426]

I don't know what tone u intended there.

but let me ask..

do you know this legend?

If not .. then ur opinion doesn't count!

[Tablamaster07]

f u watur probs huh shut the f up

[jaffnamusic]

This is great and a rare clip. Zakirji is an incredible teacher as much as a performer. Thanks much for putting this up

[KOWLESSUR]

thank's a lot very nice... cool

[kin8ace]

how it was? taaa .... ta?

[simonsspace]

Fantastic! That haran and rela are just so sweet.

[sachinur]

this shows why even west adores him. Very lucid Enlgish presentation of total DESI instrument.

[fahmid2007]

very cool, very clear demonstrations.

[instirahul]

wow how beautifully he puts these ideas.

[sonofthedestroyer]

Very educational video for the general public. thanks for putting this up.