Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha.[1] He attended St. Michael's High School in Mahim, and graduated from St Xaviers, Mumbai.[2]
His younger brothers are noted percussionists, Taufiq Qureshi and Fazal Qureshi.
Hussain was a child prodigy, and was touring by the age of twelve. He went to the United States in 1970, beginning his international career which includes more than 150 concert dates a year.[3]. In 1973, he appeared on George Harrison's Living in the Material World album. A prolific composer, he has received widespread recognition.
Hussain is a founding member of Bill Laswell's 'World Music Supergroup' Tabla Beat Science.[4]
Hussain participates in the Silk Road collaborative musical project. [1] He teaches Tabla to advanced students in both San Francisco and Mumbai. Zakir participates in the Global Drum Project with percussionists from around the world.
In 1992, Hussain founded Moment! Records, which features original collaborations in the field of contemporary world music, as well as live concert performances by great masters of the classical music of India. The label presents his own world percussion ensemble, The Rhythm Experience, both North and South Indian classical recordings, Best of Shakti and the Masters of Percussion series. Moment Records' 2006 release Golden Strings of the Sarode, with Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album category for that year.
muje bhi tabla bajane ka bahot hi shok hai main bhi kaherava taal bajata tha lekin mai zakir hussain ji ke jaise aaj bhi nahi baja paya mai pi6le 8 salo se kaherva bajane ki try karta hu lekin aap jaise ho hi nahi raha hai........
bhruguful 3 weeks ago
i have been looking for the full version of this excerpt since forever and ever. help, can anyone help a brother out? obviously its not a tabla solo as the title suggests, god another dead end!
prithwin 1 month ago
fantastic laggi
ThePrateekJoshi 2 months ago
what raga is set to?
wagishwa 3 months ago
lol @ little fag trying to triforce
also, great video
escaflowne3 9 months ago
Hey please search for - Ramachandra Bhakta tabla on youtube and the first 2 videos are of mine playing my tabla. For perfect search of videos type-
1. Ramacandra Bhakta solo vadan and
2. R amachandra Bhakta dilli rela....
Please please please do watch it and give me your valuable comments pls!!!
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