Indian classical music is believed to be one of the toughest\nand most challenging musical forms prevalent in the present-day world. It is\nvery often related to ancient myths and has an element of spirituality\nassociated with it. It is pious and holds a much more deeper meaning to it as\ncompared to modern-day music. One of the master practitioners of Hindustani\nclassical music is Ustad Zakir Hussain, the very famous tabla player who is\nalso a composer, music producer and film actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born to the famous tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha, he had an\ninclination towards music since the onset of his life and was considered a\nchild prodigy when he gave his first performance at the age of seven. His\nmastery over this art, however, was attained by a lot of hard-work and\ncommitment. As a child, he rehearsed with his father from 3:00 AM to 6:00 AM\nearly morning. Pretty tough, isn\u2019t it? He worked with other famous\ninstrumentalists like sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and soon began his\ninternational tours with up to 150 concerts a year. He featured in the famous\nalbum \u201cPlanet Drum\u201d wherein he had a chance to work with outstanding drummers\nfrom all over the world. The album won the prestigious Grammy Award twice,\nfirst for \u201cBest World Music album\u201d and \u201cBest Contemporary World Music Album\u201d.\nHe has been honoured with awards of national importance like Padma Shree and\nPadma Bhushan for his remarkable work in the field of music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indians like Zakir Hussain manifest the beauties of Indian culture and heritage and play a key role in demonstrating it to the world. His truthfulness, loyalty and commitment towards his art makes him shine out as a great tabla artist, not just in India but around the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n