Zakir Hussain play with Japanese Drum

Amazing to get in tune live and match beat for beat... music is really something mind understands intuitively :)

That was great.

that. was. sick.

1:36

UNIQUE!!

right around 2:30 they just start groovin!! awesome

sorry about the rude words.

peace

By "real drum" I mean a drum that has a powerful sound and impact and makes something inside you moving. Tabla is quite a new instrument and was cut in these two pieces in about 18th century from pakhawaj-like drum. It has very tiny sound and very complicated structures are applied on it with great skills. Yet, unless you exactly know what's going on (and very few people do) , it is not easy to appreciate and it does not give very archetypal drum feelings. Mridangam for example is more powerful

Interesting, thanks. Few people appreciate instruments on their true level unless they actually play the instrument. I think for people who have a well-developed musical palate, the tabla is easy to appreciate. The skill required to play it is impressive and it seems to fit well with a diverse range of instruments (for example, Zakir's recent recording with Bela Fleck), and it's an engaging solo instrument. I admit that the Japanese drum adds a low dynamic and power that the tabla cannot match.

This is way sweet.