http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.529&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe stories of Zakir Hussain's training are legendary: 40 days of fasting and sleep deprivation capped a childhood of routinely practicing 18 hours per day. His father and guru Alla Rahka (one of India's most distinguished performers himself) taught Hussain the techniques of memorizing ridiculously long strings of percussive permutations and translating them to the tablas. Hussain was extremely young when he began to accompany some of India's most famous musicians, such as Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, before leaving to team up with guitarist John McLaughlin to form Shakti. One of his greatest contributions has been successful attempts at blending North Indian Classical music with Western music. Collaborations with Bill Laswell and Mickey Hart (of the Grateful Dead) have produced multi-cultural percussive mixtures enhanced by top-notch musicians from around the world. Seeing Hussain perform is magical: his fingers fly faster than the eye, synchronized with an empathic understanding of his fellow musicians. - Sarah BardeenHindustani Instrumentalen720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:46:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.529&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss The stories of Zakir Hussain's training are legendary: 40 days of fasting and sleep deprivation capped a childhood of routinely practicing 18 hours per day. His father and guru Alla Rahka (one of India's most distinguished performers himself) taught Hussain the techniques of memorizing ridiculously long strings of percussive permutations and translating them to the tablas. Hussain was extremely young when he began to accompany some of India's most famous musicians, such as Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, before leaving to team up with guitarist John McLaughlin to form Shakti. One of his greatest contributions has been successful attempts at blending North Indian Classical music with Western music. Collaborations with Bill Laswell and Mickey Hart (of the Grateful Dead) have produced multi-cultural percussive mixtures enhanced by top-notch musicians from around the world. Seeing Hussain perform is magical: his fingers fly faster than the eye, synchronized with an empathic understanding of his fellow musicians. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15468388&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Zakir Hussain on Rhapsody Online 15468388 tra.15468388 Zakir Hussain art.529 0.99 Soundscapes - Deserts alb.15450986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/7/5/1055727_170x170.jpg 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sandstorm tra.15468388 322000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15468388&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15468388&variant=data&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837652&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Zakir Hussain on Rhapsody Online 837652 tra.837652 Zakir Hussain art.529 0.0 Essence Of Rhythm alb.289711 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/6/2/1082604_170x170.jpg 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 true Jhaptal in 10 Beats / Raga Jhinjoti tra.837652 1114000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837652&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837652&variant=data&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837651&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Zakir Hussain on Rhapsody Online 837651 tra.837651 Zakir Hussain art.529 0.0 Essence Of Rhythm alb.289711 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/6/2/1082604_170x170.jpg 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 true Tal Pancham Sawari in 15 Beats / Raga Asha Mand (Naghma) tra.837651 873000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837651&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837651&variant=data&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837650&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss South Asia Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Zakir Hussain on Rhapsody Online 837650 tra.837650 Zakir Hussain art.529 0.0 Essence Of Rhythm alb.289711 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/6/2/1082604_170x170.jpg 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 1998-07-28 00:00:00.0 true Tal-Posta In 5 Beats / Raga Jhinjoti tra.837650 888000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837650&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.837650&variant=data&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15467837&variant=play&rws=%2Fzakir-hussain%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hindustani Instrumental Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Zakir Hussain on Rhapsody Online 15467837 tra.15467837 Zakir Hussain art.529 0.99 The Elements - 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