Zakir Hussain Tabla & Taal Demonstration - Part 2 of 4

Over the past 5 months I have spiritually profited from the enormous generosity of the youtube community by posting tabla, indian classical, & ghazals compositions. This video is my first contribution as a "thank you" to everyone who took the time to post and share their precious videos. Today the title "Ustad" is being applied to almost anyone who can do something better than the reviewer. In the true sense of the word, Zakir Hussain is the exemplification of an "Ustad" because he's not only mechanically crisp and well-balanced on both drums, but uses the tabla as an extension of his mind to compliment the current mood to stir & stun audiences. Some have better clarity, some have faster hands, but indeed there are only a handful of tabla players that can hold the stage with Zakir and match his "mitaas" or sweetness. He's truly in a class by himself. In this piece, you will see Zakir's comical and fun-loving personality as well as his mastery of the tabla and Indian sangeet in general. In the world of taal, he's what you would call the "total package". Hope you enjoy the video. It's all in Hindi though.

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[gauravchitale]

India forever.....

[umuse]

A conceptually well done video clip. Assume the screenplay is Zakirs! A rare charismatic talent devoted to popularizing the classical Indian music, bringing it from its historical lofty pinnacle nearer to the average man, to aspiring musicians and showing its intricacies, nuances and its potential for development into new dimensions. And it all comes from one of the greatest devotees of Indian music and a master of his instruments into the bargain! What a treat! Thanks punjabiprinze!

[FusionMusic1000]

Nice video. I like your notes. Hindi or not, its's still valuable as an instruction video

[Dzongka]

@jib14k Rather, South Asia represent.

[Dzongka]

@JacobAPeck Que veut dire "trippy"?

[Dzongka]

@giriisindahouse I know man, my family is from Madurai. I'm just reminding people that South Indian culture and music is perhaps the most pure form of Indian culture, as it reflects Indian culture before it was forcefully raped by the bastard Perso-Mongol hordes. Perhaps there were minor differences between the South and North at first, but it was only after the Mughal invasion that the North and South went on totally different tangents.I always wish for the good old days...

[giriisindahouse]

@Dzongka you forgot something called Carnatic music. Its completely a different form of sangeet, almost as rich as Hindustani. The instruments are different. The ragas are different. Some notable Carnatic maestros are Rajhesh Vaidya (veena), Vikku Vinayakram (pot) and U. Srinivas (mandolin). The Dravidian culture is different to the North Indian and Pakistani culture.

[giriisindahouse]

My God this is bliss!! Screw Bollywood. Let's bring back the Indian culture.

[JacobAPeck]

trippy...

[misterbarroso]

Is that man wearing a Stone Cold Steve Austin Shirt @ 0:04?

[tathagatb1981]

Kamaal hai

[Dzongka]

@PlancksTime Northern India and Pakistan are as a result of taking Indian music into the courts of Muslim Mughal emperors. This tradition of Indian music was preserved by their families to this day. You may also notice the complete lack of Muslim musicians from the South; this is a result of the Mughal Empire not reaching far enough into the Subcontinent that it didn't spread Muslim culture into the South.