Ustad Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi was the greatest and most well-known tabla player in the world. He won Grammy’s, and was recognized by the United States, Indian, and Japanese governments for his artistic contributions to the world. His collaborations and recordings with musicians from George Harrison and Van Morrison to The Grateful Dead and Earth, Wind, & Fire, to John McLaughlin, Pharoah Sanders, and Charles Lloyd, to Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Yo-Yo Ma, and the San Francisco Ballet are renowned and adored. He led the bands Zakir Hussain’s Rhythm Experience, The Masters of Percussion, and the Grammy winning Global Drum Project. He co-led the bands Shakti, and Tabla Beat Science, was featured in Mickey Hart’s (Grammy Winning) Planet Drum and George Brooks’ Summit, and Zakir founded Moment! Records. Photo By Susana Millman Zakir started studying tabla with his father Ustad Allarakha Qureshi as a boy and began touring by […]

February 2025 Issue