For Zakir Hussain, the tabla is more than a percussion instrument with an extraordinary range of tones, timbres, and pitches. The Indian maestro regards the paired hand drums as faithful, lifelong ...

CAPA and Ohm Patel will present a tribute to the late tabla master Zakir Hussain, featuring tabla artist Yogesh Samsi and sitarist Anupama Bhagwat, at the Southern Theatre on Friday, October 3, at 8 ...

Across at least a dozen interviews spanning more than two decades, Zakir Hussain is nothing if not consistent. In just about every conversation he’s preparing to fly off to India or has just returned ...

Zakir Hussain is a tabla master from India. Lauded as “one of the architects of modern world music,” he joins us for a live performance. Hussain’s band is in Chicago to perform with legendary jazz ...

Zakir Hussain, a musician and teacher, has died at the age of 73. He passed away on Sunday, December 15, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to his family. Hussain was a virtuoso tabla player ...

Husband-and-wife duo Absolute Focus — santoor virtuoso Kamaljeet Ahluwalia and tabla master Jas Ahluwalia — will perform ...

The tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dating back centuries. Hussain's talents bridged cultures and genres, ...

Veteran tabla master Ritesh Das has been recognized for his many contributions to the city’s culture. Das is the artistic director and founder of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, a not-for-profit ...