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Zakir Hussain

tab, *1951 IN, Mumbai
Musician / Composer / Producer of World

Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन, Urdu: ذاکِر حسین‎; born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, by the Government of India. He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. In 1999, he was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts's National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.

     
Instruments
  • Tablas
  • Percussion
  • Vocals
  • Timbales
  • Bongos
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • Classical
Plays With
Diga Rhythm Band
Planet Drum
Shakti
Shanti
Tabla Beat Science
Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience
Megadrums
Srila Gurudeva
Yo Miles!
Popular Tracks   
Teri Yaadon Mein on The Killer by Sajid-Wajid
Katra Katra on Alone by Various Artists
Awaara on Alone by Various Artists
Move Your Body on Johnny Gaddaar by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy & Daniel B.George
O Sanam on The Killer by Sajid-Wajid
Raga Sindhi Bhairavi: Dadra Tal (6 beats) on Raga Sindhi Bhairavi by Ali Akbar Khan
Chand Aasmano Se Laapata on Alone by Various Artists
Mohanam on Mohanam by Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain & John McLaughlin
Teri Yaadon Mein (Remix) on The Killer by Sajid-Wajid
Training on Monkey Man by Jed Kurzel

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Rough Guide To Zakir HussainZakir Hussain2018Compil.
Rumi Symphony Project - Cycle I - UntoldHafez Nazeri ,feat. Shahram Nazeri, Zakir Hussain & Deepak Chopra2014Album
The Best Of TablaAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain2013Compil.
A Gift To Ustad Allah Rakha 75th BirthdayAlla Rakha With Zakir Hussain & Fazal Qureshi2010Album
Charukeshi Live In San FranciscoRahul Sharma / Zakir Hussain2010Album
Live In MumbaiVilayat Khan, Hidayat Khan, Zakir Hussain2010Album
Tiny Desk ConcertBéla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain2010Single
TraditionVilayat Khan And Zakir Hussain And Hidayat Khan2010Album
The Melody Of Rhythm — Triple Concerto & Music For TrioBéla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer / Detroit Symphony Orchestra2009Album
Mesmerizing MaestrosAjoy Chakrabarty, Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Sanjay Chakravarti2009Album
The Way Of BeautyShakti : John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, V. Selvaganesh, U. Shrinivas, Shankar Mahadevan2009Album
Live Programme at Savai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune.Ustad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain2008Album
TablaZakir Hussain2007Album
Best Of Zakir HussainZakir Hussain Featuring Fazal Qureshi2007Compil.
Tabla : The Zakir Hussain WayZakir Hussain2007Compil.
Global Drum ProjectMickey Hart & Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo2007Album
Taras - The LongingUstad Sultan Khan With Zakir Hussain2006Album
Rhythmic Impressions Of Zakir HussainZakir Hussain2006Album
The First Solo LP Record of Ustad Zakir HussainZakir Hussain2005Album
Golden Strings Of The SarodeAashish Khan, Zakir Hussain2005Album
Saaz Tabla, Vol. 2Kishan Maharaj & Zakir Hussain2005Album
Bamboo MusicHariprasad Chaurasia & Zakir Hussain2005Album
Classic Raaga CollectionZakir Hussain2005Album
Archives 17. 02. 1992Hariprasad Chaurasia With Zakir Hussain2004Album
A JourneyZakir Hussain2004Compil.
The Best Of Zakir HussainZakir Hussain2003Compil.
Savai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune. Live ProgrammeUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain2003Album
The Greatest Hits Of Ustad Zakir HussainZakir Hussain2003Compil.
Sonorous Sound of SarangiUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain2002Album
SelectsZakir Hussain2002Album
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee - India's Maestro of Melody- Live Concert Vol.5Nikhil Banerjee, Zakir Hussain2002Album
Tradition – Rhythms From IndiaAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain2002Album
The Flow Of TimePandit Shiv Kumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain2002Album
Ravi Shankar Presents: Master Drummers Of IndiaAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Chatur Lal, Palghat Raghu, A.K. Palinivel, P.K. Kalimurthi2002Album
Virtuoso From AfghanistanUstad Mohammad Omar featuring Zakir Hussain2002Album
A Percussion Ensemble Of Magical BrillianceVikku Vinayakram / V. Selvaganesh / Neelamani Ramakrishna / Zakir Hussain2002Album
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Everybody Says I'm FineZakir Hussain2002Album
Classical SantoorPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain2001Album
Classical Instrumental Vol-1 (Raga - Chandrakauns)Hariprasad Chaurasia & Zakir Hussain2001Album
Maestro's Choice Series 2Vilayat Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia Hari Prasad Chaurasia Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma Shiv Kumar Sharma Zakir Hussain2000Album
Ethereal RhythmsZakir Hussain, Ronu Majumdar2000Album
Eternal LightShankar • Zakir Hussain • Vikku Vinayakram2000Album
EnlightenmentShankar • Zakir Hussain • Vikku Vinayakram2000Album
In ConcertPandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain2000Album
Vanaprastham - La Dernière Danse - The Last DanceZakir Hussain1999Album
The Versatile Genius Ustad Zakir Hussain & The MaestrosZakir Hussain1999Compil.
Night SpinnerGeorge Brooks, Zakir Hussain1998Album
SambahndZakir Hussain1998Album
Drums Of India • EcstasyZakir Hussain • Alla Rakha1998Album
Essence Of RhythmZakir Hussain1998Album
FireDancePat Martino, Peter Block, Ustad Habib Khan, Ilya Rayzman, Zakir Hussain1997Album
SaazZakir Hussain, Bhupen Hazarika, Kamal Raj, Yashwant Deo1997Album
TablaZakir Hussain1997Album
ZakirZakir Hussain1996Album
The Family ThreeAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Fazal Qureshi1995Album
Kirwani: Essence Of A RaagKrishna Bhatt • Zakir Hussain1995Album
The Elements - SpaceZakir Hussain1995Album
Maestro's MehfilPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Alla Rakha & Zakir Hussain1995Compil.
Virtuoso - Tabla & SarangiZakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan1995Album
Rainy Season RagasAashish Khan, Zakir Hussain1994Album
Colours (Golden Krithis)Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan & Zakir Hussain1994Album
Raga Miyan Ki MalharPandit Jasraj And Zakir Hussain1994Album
Raga Basant, Haveli Basant & Raga BhairaviPandit Jasraj & Zakir Hussain1994Album
Thought 'N' BeatsUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain1994Album
Masters Of PercussionZakir Hussain1994Album
Live At Shivaji Park - Bombay / Rag JogPandit Jasraj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain1993Album
SantoorPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain1993Album
In Custody - A Film By Ismael MerchantZakir Hussain & Ustad Sultan Khan1993Album
Magical Moments Of RhythmZakir Hussain1993Album
Saptrang SpectrumUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain1993Album
Music Of The DesertsZakir Hussain1993Album
Tabla DuoAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain1993Album
Flights Of ImprovisationG. S. Sachdev / Zakir Hussain1993Album
Ragas Kaushi Kannada, BhairviUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain1993Album
Raga Pour La Saison Des PluiesSulochana Yajurvedi Brahaspati, Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan1993Album
Raga-s Du Nord Et Du SudHariprasad Chaurasia - Zakir Hussain1992Album
Hazir (Ghazals From India)Hariharan • Zakir Hussain1992Album
VocalGirija Devi, Zakir Hussain1991Album
Memorable Tabla Duet - TeentalZakir Hussain & Ustad Allarakha1991Album
SarangiUstad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain1991Album
Super Percussion Of IndiaZakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram1991Album
Sur Taal (Classical Instrumental)Ustad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain1991Album
Tabla Tradition Rhythms from IndiaAlla Rakha, Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Shaukat Hussain1991Album
ViolinV. G. Jog, Zakir Hussain1991Album
The Pioneer Of SantoorPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain1991Album
SarodAmjad Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain1991Album
Maestro's Choice Series 1Alla Rakha & Zakir Hussain1991Album
Raga Lalit / Raga Bairagi BhairavBrij Narayan & Zakir Hussain1990Album
Pancha Nadai PallaviShankar, Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram, Caroline1990Album
The One And OnlyZakir Hussain With Adnan Sami1990Album
Sounds Of India • Live In Basel • Part One: Raga BhimpalashriKen Zuckerman & Zakir Hussain1989Album
Master Of The Bamboo Flute, Volume IIG. S. Sachdev / Zakir Hussain1989Album
Indian Night Live Stuttgart '88. Raga MalkaunsZakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia1989Album
VenuHariprasad Chaurasia - Zakir Hussain1989Album
Raga Marwa & Misra DeshBrij Narayan, Zakir Hussain1989Album
Sitar & Tabla (Classical Instrument)Shahid Parvez & Zakir Hussain1989Album
Excellent Sound of Sitar Shahid Parvez at his bestShahid Parvez, Zakir Hussain1989Album
Tabla DuetZakir Hussain & Alla Rakha1988Album
Rāg Madhuvantī, Rāg Miśra TilangPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain1988Album
Making MusicZakir Hussain1987Album
Young Tabla Wizard - Sarangi MaestroZakir Hussain And Ustad Sultan Khan1987Album
TablaZakir Hussain1986Album
The "Ultimate" In Percussion Music - Tabla SoloZakir Hussain1986Album
Watching You / Song For EveryoneShankar With Jan Garbarek, Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu1985Album
Nishat KhanNishat Khan & Zakir Hussain1985Album
Raga Ahir Bhairav: The Glory Of DawnPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain1985Album
Raga Misra PahadiPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain1985Album
The Magical Fingers Of Dr. N. RajamN. Rajam, Zakir Hussain1985Album
Introducing ....Shahid Parvez & Zakir Hussain1984Album
Raga Bageshwari / Raga Bihag / HoriBrij Bhushan Kabra With Zakir Hussain1984Album
Lilt On SitarVijay Raghav Rao, Kartick Kumar, Shamim Ahmed & Zakir Hussain1983Album
Ustad Salamat Ali Khan & Sharafat Ali KhanUstad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain1982Album
...When Time Stood Still ! - Kaunsi Kanhra / Mishra KafiPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain1982Album
The Magic Of Music - Guitar & TablaBrij Bhushan Kabra With Zakir Hussain1982Album
Flute ConcertHariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain1981Album
Classical Instrumental - Sitar & TablaShamim Ahmed & Zakir Hussain1981Album
Two MoodsG. S. Sachdev - Zakir Hussain1981Album
Evening RagasVasant Rai, Zakir Hussain1979Album
Percussion From India, Tabla In Solo And DuetAlla Rakha And Zakir Hussain1972Album
Sitar RecitalZakir Hussain1969Album
Pandit Jasraj Sings Darbari & AhirbhairavPandit Jasraj, Zakir HussainAlbum
The Meditative Music Of Pandit JasrajPandit Jasraj, Zakir HussainAlbum
The Mystical Flute of Hariprasad ChaurasiaHariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir HussainAlbum
India: Raga Purya KalyanPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir HussainAlbum
Raga Bhopali Vol.1Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir HussainAlbum
Scintillating Sounds Of The SantoorPandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir HussainAlbum
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