Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes on - RIP to Indian tabalchi legend and doyen of World music

Tabla maestro and recipient of two civilian awards, Ustad Zakir Hussain's life in still pictures.
From an infant Hussain in his mother's arms to candid pictures of Hussain with his Tabla.

Hussain is seen in pictures on set and stage of his performances and also in candid interactions with others.

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes on - RIP to Indian tabalchi legend and doyen of World music

Indian Tabla player Zakir Hussain and Indian percussionist Sivamani perform at a musical show under 'Friends of Osho'. What a fabulous performance by the finest doyens of Indian classical instrumental music.

In India's rush to take on the pressure of deifying Bollywood, we seem to have forgotten the simple pleasures of the Indian classical instrumental form!

What an absolute joy to listen to this piece, and see these fabulous performers do their thing... What rock stars in their own right... We need to appreciate their art more than we glorify our cricketers, surely!

Ustad Zakir Hussain is arguably the most famous Tabla player of our country in the post-independence era. Over the years, he has performed with many talented musicians not just in India but also across the world. He became a famous international celebrity after taking the sounds of Tabla to many international festivals and shows. This eventually flooded him with opportunities to work in many international movies as well. This led to the creation of brilliant works of fusion, which was new to both Indian and overseas audience. Overall, his contribution towards popularizing the Indian percussion is immense.

Sivamani is the son of S. M. Anandan, a Chennai-based percussionist. He began drumming at the age of seven. Sivamani started his music career at the age of 11, and later shifted to Mumbai. He was inspired by Noel Grant and Billy Cobham. In 1990, he actually shared the stage with Billy Cobham at Mumbai's Rang Bhavan. He touts S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as his Godfather.

Sivamani's earliest experiments with music were with Carnatic maestros including Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Valliyapatti Subramaniam and Pazhanivel, and L. Shankar. The tabla player Zakir Hussain invited him to share the stage with himself and Trilok Gurtu at a fusion concert in Mumbai. Sivamani has since collaborated with several musicians including Louis Banks.. He has done world tours with A. R. Rahman and collaborated with him for Bombay Dreams. He has also been a part of a musical group called Shraddha which comprises Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, U. Srinivas and Loy Mendonsa.

Source: last.fm

The instruments being played here include Matka / matki, dholak, tabla, dafli, mridangam and an Indian music orchestra.

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passes on - RIP to Indian tabalchi legend and doyen of World music

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