Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar in Concert
Among the most celebrated Indian musicians in history, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is renowned across musical boundaries and around the world. The favorite accompanist for India's greatest musicians and dancers, he has also been a chief architect of the world music movement with his prodigious collaborations, including Shakti, Planet Drum, and Tabla Beat Science.
Zakir Hussain came to the US in 1970, embarking on an international career that has included as many as 150 concert dates a year. He has recorded many albums and soundtracks, and received widespread recognition as a composer. He wrote soundtracks for Ismail Merchant’s In Custody and The Mystic Masseur Bertolucci’s Little Buddha, Vanaprastham (The Last Dance), Saaz, and Everybody Says I’m Fine. He won Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for Planet Drum (1992) and Global Drum Project (2009) with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo. In 2007, readers’ polls from both Modern Drummer and Drum! Magazines named him Best World Music and Best World Beat Drummer respectively.
Niladri Kumar, the son and disciple of Sitar Maestro Pandit Kartick Kumar, is a maverick musician. Hailed as one of the more serious young exponents of Indian Classical Music, Niladri's flashes of unparalleled brilliance are a result of years of learning and a lineage of five generation of sitar players.An orthodox among the traditional and optimistically fearless among the creative, Niladri is a rare instrumentalist with an unique musical repertoire, innovative skills and the dexterity of swift, agile fingers. He sincerely attempts to infuse interest and respect for Indian Classical Music in the younger generation.
When: Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Where: Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
5040 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
Time: 8:00 pm
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