Zakir Hussain: Masters of Percussion

ZAKIR HUSSAIN AND MASTERS OF PERCUSSION

Zakir Hussain, tabla; Melissa Hié, djembe; Anantha Krishnan, mridangam & vibraphone;
Shikhar Naad Qureshi, multi instrument percussionist; Sriram Ramesh, khanjira
Featuring Tabla Choir

Presented by Virginia Arts Festival.

Known globally for his mastery of the tabla—“the drum with a thousand voices”—Zakir Hussain has collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Béla Fleck, Van Morrison, and George Harrison. For this Festival return engagement, Hussain has gathered a dream team of percussionists representing music and cultures from around the world, including Indian sarangi player Sabir Khan; Colombian-born jazz master Tupac Mantilla; balafon, barra, djembe, and conga player Melissa Hié, and master of the dholak and tabla, Navin Sharma. A global journey in sound!