Zakir Hussain

The tradition of Indian percussion was revolutionized in the late 20th century by the prolific, award-winning, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. The son of Ustad Allah Rakha, Hussain inherited his father's thirst for bringing the music of India to the international stage. His hundreds of recording credits include not only his own, but voluminous appearances with Indian musicians and western stars including George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Tito Puente, and Pharoah Sanders. In 1975, he was a co-founding member of Shakti with guitarist John McLaughlin and violinist L. Shankar. He spent...