Zakir Hussain was credited with bringing India's tabla drum into the mainstream - Copyright AFP Manjunath Kiran Zakir Hussain was credited with bringing India's tabla ...

Arshad Syed can’t remember the first time he picked up a tabla, a traditional South Asian drum. Music is just something that’s always been a part of him. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

The tabla, a vital Indian percussion instrument, features two drums played with intricate techniques. Distinct schools, known as gharanas, have emerged, each emphasizing unique techniques and tonal ...

Lord Krishna, Hinduism’s compassionate god of divine love, is often portrayed with a flute in hand. Perhaps that has something to do with the story that when he cut a large drum in half, producing two ...

People around the world are discovering Shobhit Banwait thanks to his tabla versions of pop songs. The Brampton native plays the tabla — Indian hand drums — along to pop songs by the likes of Justin ...

At dusk, the narrow lanes of Dal Mandi in downtown Varanasi spring to life. Rows of shops in the northern Indian city offer colourful wares, from the famous Banarasi silk saris, costume jewellery and ...

Across at least a dozen interviews spanning more than two decades, Zakir Hussain is nothing if not consistent. In just about every conversation he’s preparing to fly off to India or has just returned ...

Many Egyptians associate the tabla drum with belly dancers and seedy nightclubs but, despite its image problem, percussionists are giving the ancient instrument a new lease of life. And it is often ...

As we await their arrival at a South Mumbai theatre, there's sufficient chatter about how tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and American drummer Marcus Gilmore's pairing is unusual, since they "come from ...

Issyra Gallery presents live music night “Bridge of Cultures - Madhura” with Josh Feinberg on the sitar and Ehren Hanson on the tabla drums on Saturday, July 17, at 9 p.m. Regarded by The Tribune, ...

Tabla is a traditional percussion instrument belonging to the North Indian heritage. It is a part of North Indian classical music and has significant importance. It is an instrument that can be played ...

New Delhi (AFP) – Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved globally, has died at the age of 73, officials said Monday.