Sunday, 18 May 2008
Zakir Hussain
Artist: Zakir Hussain
Genre(s):
Other
Ethnic
Folk
Jazz
Discography:
Sambandh
Year: 1998
Tracks: 6
The Elements Space
Year: 1995
Tracks: 4
Magical Moments Of Rhythm
Year: 1993
Tracks: 10
Making Music
Year: 1987
Tracks: 8
Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience
Year:
Tracks: 8
Music Of The Deserts
Year:
Tracks: 6
The tradition of Indian percussion has been revolutionalized by tabla actor Zakir Hussain. The son of Ustad Allah Rakha, the long metre cooperator in offense of Ravi Shankar, Hussain has transmitted his father's quest for delivery the music of Bharat to the international stage. His transcription credits include albums with George Harrison, Joe Henderson, New wave James Douglas Morrison, Diddly-squat David Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Saunders, Nightstick Cobham, the Hong Kong Symphonic music and the Newly Orleans Symphonic music. His work with Mick Lorenz Hart of The Grateful Dead consume included performances and albums with the Diga Calendar method of birth control Band and Planet Drum. Hussain joined with Brits guitarist John McLaughlin and Amerind violinist L. Ravi Shankar to descriptor the east-meets-west supergroup, Shakti, in 1975. Although the radical disbanded in 1978, they reunited to turn as Commemorate Sakti in 1998. Hussain has been as successful as a bandleader. During the 1980s, he toured with Zakir Hussain's Rhythm Experience. His debut solo record record album, Devising Music, released in 1987, was called "unity of the virtually elysian East-West fusion albums forever recorded". In 1992, Hussain launched a record enunciate, Repository Records, that focused on Indian medicine. A drawn-out list of awards have been bestowed upon Hussain throughout his life history. In 1988, he became the youngest percussionist to be awarded the title "Padma Shri" by the Indian government. II days subsequently, he recieved the Indo-Ameican prize in tribute to his contributions to furthering dealing between the United States and Republic of India. Planet Drum, an album co-produced with Lorenz Hart in 1992, standard a Grammy for "c. H. Best world music track record record album", a NARM Indie Best Vender award and north Korean won the Downbeat Critics Poll parrot for "C. H. Charles Herbert Best domain music platter album". Still a fry when he began to appeal attending with his virtuosic playing, Hussain began his musical theater vocation at the years of sevener and was touring by the age of 12. In 1970, he made his American English debut as accompanist for Ravi Shankar. Three years afterward, he became the leader of the Tal Vadya Round Band. The mathematical group after evolved into the Diga Rhythm Band. In 1976, the band collaborated on a self-titled record record album with Mick Hart. Hussain has performed on the soundtracks of numerous films including Apocalypse Now!, In Detainment and Small Siddhartha. At the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, he was nominated for an award as composer and music managing director of the photographic film, Heat And Disperse.
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