Zakir Hussain lecture and demonstration of tabla

Old recording on the japanese tv.

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Music

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• tabla
• zakirhussain
• indianmusic

[yorgosioannima]

He's the Bruce Lee of Tabla!

[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".

[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?

[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"

[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 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 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 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 "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.

[rvnivi]

he's the god of tabla

[BrandonTheDude]

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