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Drumming
to a
Different Beat
Master percussionist
Zakir Hussain presents a
unique rhythm experience
Master percussionist Custody, Ismail Merchant’s
Zakir Hussain is
directorial debut, Little
described as a ‘living
Buddha by Bernardo
genius’ by New York
Bertolucci, and
Vanaprastham, chosen to
Times. Today’s pre-emi-
screen at the Cannes Film
nent classical tabla (a
Festival in 1999.
pair of single-headed
Awards
tuned kettle drums)
In 1992, Planet Drum, an
maestro, and a chief
album co-created and pro-
architect of the world
duced by Zakir and Mickey
music movement, Zakir
Hart, was awarded a
Hussain has made Grammy for Best World
unprecedented strides in Music Recording, the
bringing his instrument
Downbeat Critics Poll for
to a global audience. He
Best World Beat Album and
is widely considered an
the NARM Indie Best Seller
Award for World Music
international phenome-
Recording.
non and his consistently
brilliant performances
Interesting Fact!
Zakir received the distinct
have established him as
honor of co-composing the
one of India’s most
music for the Summer
renowned cultural
Olympics in Atlanta, 1996
ambassadors. He has
and was commissioned to
performed and recorded compose music for San
with artists as diverse as Francisco’s premiere con-
George Harrison, Joe
temporary ballet company,
Henderson, Van
Lines, and to compose an
Morrison, Jack Bruce,
original work for the San
Francisco Jazz Festival, both
the Hong Kong
in 1998.
Symphony and New
Orleans Symphony.
Early Beginnings
On Thursday 18 June 8pm
A child prodigy, Zakir was
Waltons World Masters
touring by the age of twelve.
present Zakir Hussain and
Film Music Interests the Masters of Percussion
He has composed sound- at The National Concert
tracks for the films In Hall. Tickets from €26
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