One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four entirely new guitars.
The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
'I never imagined that a band from where I have learnt my music and my musical aesthetics would be the band with whom I would eventually perform and win a Grammy.'
Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute to the tabla maestro.
Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday.
Ustad Zakir Hussain's story will be told in a thousand ways by each person who met him, loved him, spent time with him, got to know him and shared some precious time off stage with him, says Maanveer Singh.
Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor -- a legend who was India's very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis', a lung disease, in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was 73.
'When there was a match, he would be up all night watching it on his laptop with Kishori Amonkarji singing on the side.'
'This is the moment when India is shining all over.'
'I am extremely happy that I am bringing Grammy to my country. Hope I continue making India proud with my work.'
Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy who spread his message of world peace and harmony died in New York City on Thursday. He was 76.
Former Central Investigative Agency deputy director John McLaughlin, a 32-year veteran of the agency who has studied the Lashkar-e-Tayiba extensively, believes that while the "Pakistani intelligence was instrumental in helping to create the LeT in the outset, these days it's not at all clear that the Pakistani intelligence has any direct control over this group."He said he was skeptical that even rogue elements in the Inter Services Intelligence today held any sway.
The CIA has come in for criticism for giving false information to strengthen the US case for invading Iraq.
An exclusive interview with Swedish bass guitar phenomenon Jonas Hellborg.
According to reports, the news was announced by the mayor's office in Algeciras in southern Spain, where Lucia was born.
World renowned Carnatic musician and a legendary Mandolin player U Srinivas passed into the ages early Friday morning at a private hospital in Chennai owing to complications related to a liver transplant. He was only 45 years old.
Well-known Carnatic singer Sikkil Gurucharan pays tribute to Mandolin Srinivas, who passed into the ages at the young age of 45.
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