In Focus: Zakir Hussain 25th April 2025

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Doing Time w/ Eccentric Will

Veteran NTS host Hampus brings you Doing Time: a genre-agnostic monthly trip through quality records from around the world’s past and present, featuring regular appearances from musical friends and family.

King Britt Presents Transmissions #42: Binaural Hibernation

"Headphones are recommended for this sonic journey. I mixed this with binaural techniques and was inspired by the hibernation we all do in the winter. A very meditative and healing improv. Lay back and enjoy the first transmission of 2020."

Indian Classical

Two hours of exploratory Indian classical sounds from legendary tabla player and percussionist Zakir Hussain, selected by Arushi Jain.

"When Zakir Hussain died last December, the world lost not only an immensely talented tabla player and percussionist, arguably the greatest of his generation, but also an extraordinary philosopher of sound.

Via his band Shanti, as well as his many collaborations with artists like George Harrison, The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Ravi Shankar, Herbie Hancock, Shivkumar Sharma Béla Fleck, Charles Lloyd, and Yo-Yo Ma, Hussain merged North and South Indian music as well as jazz, Western classical, and tabla to extraordinary effect. His music was effervescent, curious and dynamic." - Arushi

Tracklist

Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
You And Me
Shakti With John McLaughlinShakti With John McLaughlin
Get Down And Sruti [1977]
Interlude [1]Interlude [1]
(Interview On His Father)

Shivkumar Sharma, Shivkumar Sharma, Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
Kaunsi Kanhra
Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Alla RakhaUstad Alla Rakha
Tabla Recital With Commentary & Demonstration Teental (Punjabi Peshkar - Qaida - Khand Jati & Gats)
Interlude [2]Interlude [2]
(On Becoming A Student When He Was Born)
Alla Rakha & Zakir HussainAlla Rakha & Zakir Hussain
Matta Taal [2005]
Interlude [3]Interlude [3]
(On The Difference Between Indian And Western Music)
Zakir Hussain & The Rhythm ExperienceZakir Hussain & The Rhythm Experience
Nines Over Easy
Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
Janasammohini Drut Gat (Live)
Interlude [4]Interlude [4]
(On Going To America)
George Brooks With Krishna Bhatt & Zakir Hussain
Taj Express [1996]
Zakir Hussain & The Rhythm ExperienceZakir Hussain & The Rhythm Experience
Balinese Fantasy [1991]
John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension, John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension, Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
Mother Tongues
Interlude [5]Interlude [5]
(Learning Different Types Of Music)
Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
Making Music
David GrismanDavid Grisman
New Deli Duo
Hariprasad Chaurasia Feat. Zakir Hussain
Raga Majh Khamaj [2004]
Interlude [6]Interlude [6]
(On Winning Padma Shri)
Zakir Hussain, Zakir Hussain, N. RajamN. Rajam
Thumri Khamaj [2003]
Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
The Zen Of Space
Pat Martino, Pat Martino, Peter Block, Peter Block, Ustad Habib Khan, Ustad Habib Khan, Ilya Rayzman, Ilya Rayzman, Zakir HussainZakir Hussain
Garland For A Poet
Interlude [7]Interlude [7]
(On Death)
Ustad Zakir HussainUstad Zakir Hussain
Raga
Interlude [8]Interlude [8]
(On Working With Mickey Hart On Movies)
Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Rakesh ChaurasiaRakesh Chaurasia
Beast In The Garden
Emam & Friends (Feat Zakir Hussain)Emam & Friends (Feat Zakir Hussain)
Malkino [2003]
Interlude [9]Interlude [9]
(On Accompanying)
L. Subramaniam, L. Subramaniam, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Zakir Hussain, Zakir Hussain, Ali Akbar KhanAli Akbar Khan
Raga Chandranandan (Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Featuring Pandit Mahapurush Misra) [2001]
Shakti; Shankar Mahadevan; John McLaughlin; Zakir Hussain; Ganesh Rajagopalan; Selvaganesh Vinayakram
Bending The Rules [2023]
Interlude [10]Interlude [10]
(On Music As Home)