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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who is celebrating winning three Grammys at its 66th edition, explains why he was missing from the stage when his band Shakti was being awarded, talks about the significance of the honour for the band

He will turn 73 in March and he has just won three Grammys. But that is not going to slow down the maestro. Ustad Zakir Hussain is as busy with his Hindustani classical and fusion projects as he was when he started his career nearly six decades ago.

Often referred to as "the Tabla Maestro," Ustad Zakir Hussain Sahab is one of India's most well-known tabla players in the history of India.

Book excerpt from The Authorized Biography of Grammy 2024 Winner for Best Global Music Album, Shankar Mahadevan, The Musical Maverick by Ashis Ghatak.

The first time banjo legend Béla Fleck, tabla master Zakir Hussain, and double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer got together to make an album, it was to write, not to play.

Even if you have heard the music, say on YouTube or elsewhere on the Internet, consider it an introduction to the live concert and then get ready to go on a most wonderful interactive ride that is the essence of improvisational music’s conversation process.

From a new "Romeo and Juliet" in San Jose to a play about a wolf boy in Berkeley, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.

Indian/jazz band anchored by Bay Area percussionist Zakir Hussain and guitarist John McLaughlin is marking its 50th year.

From a new "Romeo and Juliet" in San Jose to a play about a wolf boy in Berkeley, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.

From a new "Romeo and Juliet" in San Jose to a play about a wolf boy in Berkeley, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.