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Austin celebrates a champion of Indian classical

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain will join the Indian-American community in Austin and leading Texas lawmakers March 6 to honor Arunachala 'Raj' Nagarajan for his nearly four-decade-old commitment......

Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain in NYC

Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma andtabla wizard Ustad Zakir Hussain performed together at the Town Hall in New York City on Saturday.Sharma has performed in many concerts with Hussain in......

Asha Bhosle, Yesudas in Limca Book of Records

Ten luminaries from Indian music, including Gulzar, Asha Bhosle and Yesudas have been named 'People of the Year' at the unveiling of the 23rd Limca Book of Records. Legendary sitar maestro Pandit......

Meet the 7-year-old who mesmerised Games audience

Keshav, the child prodigy who endeared himself to millions of viewers through his spectacular jugalbandi with 1000-odd drummers at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, is just an......

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

Following is the complete list of Bharat Ratna awardees:1. Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1954)2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1954)3. Sir C V Raman (1954)4. Bhagwan Das (1955)5. Sir Mokshagundam......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

'Now, people want to know who is playing the tabla'

One of the hottest tickets in New York this week is for Ustad Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion. On March 12 and 13, the tabla maestro will get together with some of the best in Indian......

Look out New York, here comes Zakir Hussain!

As the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is heading to New York to perform at a Lincoln Center theatre as part of the Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion national tour, he says he is thankful to his......

Their master's voice

\n \nAt his concerts, Ustad Zakir Hussain naturally has to be the star attraction. Even when he has performed with other distinguished musicians like cellist Yo Yo Ma and Grateful Dead drummer......

Perspectives from a legend

For Ustad Zakir Hussain, April 29 -- when he presents the final concert in his five-show Perspectives at Carnegie Hall, New York -- is very special. His father, the late Ustad Alla Rakha, would......

Madhuri, Priyanka, Anushka among Hello's Super Achievers

The January issue of Hello Magazine celebrates 23 Super Achievers on the cover from the fields of entertainment, art,business and royalty.Some of them are (from left to right) tabla maestro Ustad......

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Q. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?A. Pt. Ravi Shankar - SitarB. M. S. Subbulakshmi - DanceC. Hari Prasad Chaurasia - FluteD. Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla
Question Answer: A. more

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Q. Name some famous composers of the Classic Music in the World?
Question Answer: A. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.Hariprasad Chaurasia.MS Subbulakshmi.Ravi Shankar.Shiv Kumar Sharma.Zakir HussainAnanda ShankarAR...... more

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Q. Qs . Will Indian ragas do to Western music what Indian curies did to their food?
Joseph Chacko: A. To some extent Indian classical has already impressed some western musicians. Like Yehudi Munuhin with Pt. Ravishankar. Ustad Amjad Ali khan, Pt....... more

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Q. Do we have any Tansen Like Musician in India?
Joyoti Sen: A. We do have excellent musicians. Pt Ravi Shankar, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Balmurali Krishna, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pt. Jasraj, Kishori Amonkar, Girija...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-we-have-any-tansen-like-musician-in-india/13399415/answers/12905690

Q. Which is your favorite song, either filmy or ghazal by great singer Hariharan? Why is that song so pleasing to you
Harjeetsingh Wadhwa: A. Dear Muktha, It is really trouble making, if some one asks who is your favorite writer, which the best song of Lata ji,Kishor kumar ,Md rafi or...... more

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Perfect sync Indian classical musicians talk about their instruments

Ustad Zakir Hussain won Grammy award in the contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project. May 4 was an... ...

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Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale is a tabla-playing, guitarwielding, drum-bashing, mike-toting producer/composer who's always on the lookout for a good pair of shoes. He... ...

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Bharatbala

iter has posted comments on this article IANS | May 16, 2013, 01.41 PM IST International khiladi The Mozart from Madras, as heas sometimes known,... ...

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The Rhythms of Zakir Hussain

The tabla maestro has built his own sandcastle with music and beats. And he is happy living there Hi, I am Zakir.If there is one face that became... ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/the-rhythmszakir-hussain_867686.html

The beat brothers

Music is literally the lifeline of this family, and love for it just strengthens the bond between the members of this parivaar. What keeps Ustad... ...

http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/beat-brothers-218

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Ustad Zakir Hussain

News for Ustad Zakir Hussain

Austin celebrates a champion of Indian classical

Shivkumar Sharma and Zakir Hussain in NYC

Asha Bhosle, Yesudas in Limca Book of Records

Meet the 7-year-old who mesmerised Games audience

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

What are you downloading next?

'Now, people want to know who is playing the tabla'

Look out New York, here comes Zakir Hussain!

Their master's voice

Perspectives from a legend

Madhuri, Priyanka, Anushka among Hello's Super Achievers

People speak for ustad zakir hussain

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