Zakir Hussainpresents Masters of Percussion featuring:Taufiq Qureshi, various percussion; Ganesh & Kumaresh, violins; Sabir Khan, sarangi; Sridar Parthasarathy, mridangam; Navin Sharma, dholak and The Motilal Dhakis from Bengal.
Under the direction of percussion legend Zakir Hussain, Masters of Percussion offers the audience an opportunity to experience both melodic (raga) and rhythmic (tala) development and will feature the traditional repertoire from both Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) classical traditions, North Indian drumming on tabla in solo and duet as well as excursions exploring the frontier between traditional and contemporary, folk and classical.
Zakir Hussain is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, but earned him worldwide fame. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable knowledge and study. The favorite accompanist for many of India's greatest classical musicians and dancers, he has not let his genius rest there. The concert features not just Hussain, but nine renowned musicians playing percussion instruments as well as sitar and sarangi (a north Indian stringed instrument played with a bow).
"Mr. Hussain's drumming was a marvel of time and texture... for a concert of spectacular rhythmic fireworks." --The New York Times
Co-Presented with Center Series.
There will be a pre-performance talk with Ranjanaa Devi, Director of the Asian Arts & Culture Program, from 7 PM – 7:30 PM in the rear seating area of the Concert Hall.
Funded in part by the Arts Jobs program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Sponsored by 93.9FM The River Pioneer Valley Hotel Group
