rostasi Posted Sunday at 04:50 PM Report Posted Sunday at 04:50 PM Every time I'd seen him, his playing just brought tears to my eyes. Quote
JSngry Posted Sunday at 05:11 PM Report Posted Sunday at 05:11 PM 9 minutes ago, soulpope said: R.I.P .... Same Quote
aparxa Posted Sunday at 05:17 PM Report Posted Sunday at 05:17 PM Thank you for the music! A riveting performance when I saw him with Shakti near Grenoble about 20 years ago. He made with Lage and Lloyd a lovely session for Blue Note recently. Quote
Stompin at the Savoy Posted Sunday at 06:21 PM Report Posted Sunday at 06:21 PM There appears to be some question over whether he has actually died or is just in the hospital in bad shape. Quote
rostasi Posted Sunday at 06:22 PM Author Report Posted Sunday at 06:22 PM (edited) I had the chance to see him a few times and it was breathtaking each time. Twice with Shivkumar Sharma, once with U. Srinivas (who died way too young) and once with Nikhil Banerjee. All of them now gone. Memories are there tho. The video below is not that good, but you'll still see and hear the mastery of both: 18 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said: There appears to be some question over whether he has actually died or is just in the hospital in bad shape. Oh! That's interesting... because the news is flooded with info about his death! I hope he makes a full recovery. Any updates about him still being in the hospital are 12 hours old, so we'll have to wait and see what the news is from the family. Maybe someone can put a notice on the title of this - "pending confirmation" or something like that. Edited Sunday at 06:43 PM by rostasi Quote
mikeweil Posted Sunday at 11:40 PM Report Posted Sunday at 11:40 PM (edited) Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu were the two Indian tabla virtuosos who really opened up and transformed traditional Indian percussion. I was lucky of getting to know them either personally (Gurtu) or seeing them perform very closely (both). I hope the news about his passing is not true - no matter what is the truth, I really wish him all the best. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tabla-legend-zakir-hussain-critical-we-ask-for-prayers-says-nephew-7255719 Edited Sunday at 11:40 PM by mikeweil Quote
gvopedz Posted Monday at 12:22 AM Report Posted Monday at 12:22 AM (edited) Probably the first time I heard Zakir Hussain was in George Harrison's Living in the Material World, maybe 50 years ago. At that time, I had no idea who Zakir Hussain was, but as years went by I became a fan. Edited Monday at 12:25 AM by gvopedz Quote
rostasi Posted Monday at 12:29 AM Author Report Posted Monday at 12:29 AM (edited) 51 minutes ago, mikeweil said: Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu were the two Indian tabla virtuosos who really opened up and transformed traditional Indian percussion. I was lucky of getting to know them either personally (Gurtu) or seeing them perform very closely (both). I hope the news about his passing is not true - no matter what is the truth, I really wish him all the best. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tabla-legend-zakir-hussain-critical-we-ask-for-prayers-says-nephew-7255719 It's frustrating because NPR, for instance, is saying,"In a statement, his family said the cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis..." Edited Monday at 12:33 AM by rostasi Quote
BFrank Posted Monday at 05:14 AM Report Posted Monday at 05:14 AM Zakir Hussain, Peerless Indian Tabla Player, Dies at 73 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted Monday at 05:40 PM Report Posted Monday at 05:40 PM Too bad, and relatively young. RIP. Quote
mjazzg Posted Monday at 07:14 PM Report Posted Monday at 07:14 PM (edited) Charles Lloyd and Tyshawn Sorey are both confirming his death on their social feeds. Great master, I only ever saw him with Lloyd but it was very memorable Edited Monday at 07:19 PM by mjazzg Quote
HutchFan Posted Monday at 07:17 PM Report Posted Monday at 07:17 PM I was hoping to see Hussain perform in March at Big Ears. Alas . . . R.I.P. Quote
Guy Berger Posted Tuesday at 04:48 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 04:48 AM Will listen to some Shakti in memory. Quote
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