Zakir Hussain, musician

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Amita Nair, Ravikanth3 [1] <>- Amann Khuranaa ‘‘The Times of India’’

Grammy award/ nominations

1992: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain's Planet Drum, an album he co-created and produced with Mickey Hart, was awarded a Grammy for Best World Music Album.

2009: Zakir Hussain won his second Grammy in the Contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo.

2010: Zakir Hussain, who was nominated in 2010 in the Best Classical Crossover Album category for his album "The Melody of Rhythm", lost out to Yo-Yo Ma's "Songs Of Joy And Peace". The album featured artists like Leonard Slatkin, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer apart from Zakir Hussain. (India Glitz)

Biography

Zakir is the first name to strike your mind if one is talking about the tabla. The tabla maestro was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in 2002 before a Grammy came in 2009 to approve of his talent on the world map. It was for Contemporary World Music Album ‘Global Drum Project’ on which he worked alongside Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo. Having done musical concerts all around the globe, Zakir indeed is a master of percussion.