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Zakir Hussain (photo Jim McGuire)

#692 — Tribute to Zakir Hussain

Between some new releases, we'll celebrate the work of Zakir Hussain. The son of tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir showed astonishing talent at a young age. His life was rich with collaborations and concert performances that brought Indian classical music and its influence to a global audience. 

ARTIST
Title  [Dur.]
Album  (Year)

Yuval RON
Blessed Healing Waters [5:08]
The Healing Power of 40Hz Vol. 5 (2024)

SHAKTI (with John McLaughlin)
Krita [2:51]
A Handful of Beauty (1977)

Bill LASWELL
Lost Roads [7:30]
Hear No Evil (1988)

Zakir HUSSAIN and the RHYTHM EXPERIENCE
Lineage [4:57]
Zakir Hussain and the Rhythm Experience (1991)

Zakir HUSSAIN
Subhadra (Version 2) [excerpt ~2:40]
Vanaprastham - The Last Dance (1999)

John McLAUGHLIN, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain
Sakhi [8:27]
Is That So? (2020)

Fabio BERGAMINI
Voltas ao Sol [7:19]
7 Portais (Seven Portals) (2024)

AINA
Girkiyo [4:32]
Ekonda (2024)

Ichiko AOBA
Luciférine [5:02]
Luminescent Creatures (due for release on 28 Feb 2025)

Theme: Mark Isham — Nanawatai Pt.2 — The Beast (1988)