Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rahul Sharma is a restless musician. Yes, he is married and has a flourishing career in music, but the experimentation bug that once bit Ustad Zakir Hussain in the ‘70s has found another victim.
Mukund Creations - All In One Blog (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Radio Movie Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Shenaz Treasuryvala, Sonal Sehgal, Zakir Hussain, Rajesh Khattar Music : Himesh Reshamiyya Producer : Ravi Agrawal Story, Screenplay, Dialogue & Direction : Ishan Trivedi Vivan (Himesh Reshammiya) is a successful RJ on a popular radio channel in the city of Mumbai. He has acquired everything in life but his marriage is unsuccessful. Naturally [...]
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Mumbai, India – A Horrible nightmare revisited Qazi Zakir Hussain during Diwali last month. Every burst of firecrackers sent the frail 24-year-old scurrying under the couch, where he would spend the rest of the night, sleepless. “The firecrackers reminded me of that night. I still can’t stop thinking about it, it’s as if it happened [...]
Watch Online movie,Download Free Mo (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Cast : Salman Khan ... Special Appearance Katrina Kaif ... Jenny Ranbir Kapoor ... Prem Chopra Asrani Upen Patel Jagdeep ... Rustom Smita Jaykar ... Shalini Darshan Jariwala ... Shankar Zakir Hussain ... Sajid Govind Namdeo ... Pitambar Navneet Nishan ... Mrs. Pinto Lalit Parashar ... Pet Shop Owner Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... Mr. Pinto Akul Tripathi ... Kunnan Thambi Director: Rajkumar Santoshi Watch...
DCist (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
From The Beatles and Ravi Shankar , to John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra , to Mickey Hart 's collaborations with Zakir Hussain , South Asian classical music has long influenced western musicians. In recent times, the reverse is also true, what with hip-hop loops underpinning the latest bhangra and Bollywood grooves. But this West to East influence was less prevalent in the mid-60s, especially...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Qazi Zakir Hussain, the 33-year-old cook who used to prepare kosher food for Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, deposed in court on Thursday.
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Mumbai, India – An eyewitness told an anti-terror court here on Thursday that he had escaped bullets fired by a terrorist in Chabad House, a Jewish centre, on November 26 last, and also described the gunman who had shot at him. Deposing before Judge M L Tahaliyani, Kazi Zakir Hussain (21), a housekeeper-cum-cook at Nariman House, said [...]
Times of India (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Deposing before Judge M L Tahaliyani, Kazi Zakir Hussain (21), a housekeeper-cum-cook at Nariman House, said he was scared to see the terrorist and ran for a cover.
LAist (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Time to dress up Fido for Ghettogloss's doggie costume contest tonight. | Photo of Sadie in a biker outfit by Joe King. MUSIC Banjoist Béla Fleck, Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain and bassist Edgar Meyer perform live together tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall to promote their CD, The Melody of a Rhythm , which intertwine bluegrass, world and classical music. Tickets $38-$70. ($15 UCLA Students)....
Joe The Flow (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
All virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the musical arenas of bluegrass, world and classical. Fleck virtually reinvented the image of the banjo: he’s been nominated in more different Grammy categories than anyone in history, winning eight times. Stellar bassist, composer and MacArthur Award-winner Meyer [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Banjoist Béla Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer both have countless colleagues who would sell body parts and firstborn for the opportunity to work with them. And yet, when the longtime collaborators were commissioned to compose a triple concerto for banjo and bass plus one -- and given free rein to pick the third musician -- one name topped both their lists: Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
A South Korean automaker will invest around two billion U.S. dollars in Bangladesh to manufacture cars aiming to grab the South Asian country's booming market and avail the opportunities for export abroad, officials said Thursday. Secretary of Bangladesh's Industries Ministry Dewan Zakir Hussain told Xinhua Thursday, the South Korean company -- Tagaz Korea -- has already procured 350 acres of land...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
PORT WASHINGTON, NY (MARKET WIRE) "The Melody of Rhythm" (August 25 / E1 Music), an unprecedented melding of Western and Indian classical and American roots featuring banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, double-bass master Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain, arguably the world's greatest tabla player, has regained its #1 position on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart for the last two weeks,...
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
In the last song of the first set at The Egg on Saturday, Zakir Hussain’s fingers flew so fast over his tabla that it sounded as if every raindrop in a thunderstorm were falling at once, but in rhythm, as his bandmates banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer marveled beside him, blown away like everyone else.
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Banjoist Bela Fleck, bassist Edgar Meyer and tabla player Zakir Hussain may play the most intriguing and international music of the seven shows at The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany) in the hyperactive next seven days — songs that blend bluegrass, classical and Indian traditions.
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