Zakir Hussain presents The Masters of Percussion

Wow! What a show put on by Ustad Zakir Hussain and his band of percussionists last night. Ramya and me went to see Zakir Hussain perform for the second time in about 6 months at the Lisner Auditorium. He is THE GOD of tabla. I was amazed at the sounds coming out of the tabla. And the Ustad is a showman! He made his performance very interactive telling the audience a story in tabla-speak and then performing it on the tabla. It was sheer magic. You would think someone would need more than 10 fingers to produce the sounds emanating from the tabla. And his fingers moved so fast that you would need a very high speed camera to capture it. In a nutshell, we were blown away.

Few months ago, we drove to Pittsburgh, PA on a whim to see the Ustad perform with Mickey Hart (ex Grateful Dead drummer) and his group Planet Drum. The Ustad and Mickey won a Grammy in 1992 for a World Music album. Enough said! That was a great show. But tonight's show kicked butt! Check out this video to see the magic of the tabla maestro.



More concerts this summer before the big move to Austin... Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams. Stay tuned.