Zakir Hussain Memorial Broadcast

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Sunday, December 22, 2024 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

This Sunday December 22 from 7-9PM WKCR will broadcast a special memorial tribute to the tabla maestro, Ud Zakir Hussain. We'll be sharing two interviews with the great maestro and an excerpt from his 2020 performance at Ragas Live Festival and more.

After his passing on December 15, 2024, his collaborator for more than 50 years, John McLaughlin wrote, "The King, in whose hands, Rhythm became Magic, has left us… RIP my dearest Zakir, we will meet again.

More than any other musician who came before him, Zakir Hussain brought the tabla to an international stage. His story, like the man, is legend. We hope this broadcast encourages you to dig deep into his rich catalog of astounding recordings including his own Making Music, all the Shakti albums, Planet Drum, stunning classical recordings with Ali Akbar Khan, L. Shankar, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia; his tabla solos with his father Ud. Allah Rakah and much more.