The tabla maestro, who formed his own Moment! Records label in 1991, is currently touring with his Masters of Percussion, which demonstrates both the North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian (Carnatic) musical traditions in concert and features Zakir’s younger brothers Taufiq Quereshi and Fazal Quereshi along with his former Shakti partner V.H. More recently, Hussain has collaborated with bassist / producer Bill Laswell on the electronica flavored Tabla Beat Science project and with guitarist Henry Kaiser in his electric Miles Davis tribute band, Yo Miles! He has also appeared on recordings with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Earth, Wind & Fire, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Billy Cobham and Pharoah Sanders.
He is also well known to Deadheads for various collaborations over the past several years with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, including the Diga Rhythm Band and the all-star “ Planet Drum” project (featuring percussion maestros Giovanni Hidalgo, Airto Moreira and the late Babatunde Olatunji). A working professional from the age of 12, when he began performing concerts of North Indian classical music in his native country, Zakir is perhaps best known for his ongoing collaborations with guitar great John McLaughlin in the ’70s group Shakti and its more recent incarnation, Remember Shakti. A master percussionist of near-superhuman capabilities, Zakir Hussain has over the course of his illustrious career distinguished himself as one of the world’s greatest tabla players.
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