Zakir Hussain & Niladri Kumar March 17, 2011

Among the most celebrated Indian musicians in history, tabla maestro ZAKIR HUSSAIN is renowned across musical boundaries and around the world. The favorite accompanist for India’s greatest musicians and dancers, he has also been a chief architect of the world music movement with his prodigious collaborations, including Shakti, Planet Drum, and Tabla Beat Science.

NILADRI KUMAR, the son and disciple of Sitar Maestro Pandit Kartick Kumar, is a maverick musician. He started learning the sitar at the tender age of four and did his first public performance at the age of six. Hailed as one of the more serious young exponents of Indian Classical Music, Niladri's flashes of unparalleled brilliance is a result of years of learning and a lineage of five generation of sitar players. This has led to a profound understanding of the artistic aspects & nuances of diverse gharana styles and a mastery of technical skill.