THE MUSIC ACADEMY @ 168, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Today, 8.05 a.m.: Lecdem ‘Similar Phraseologies in non-allied ragas’ by R. Hemalatha; 9.05 a.m.: ‘Izhappin Valiyum Valiyin Izhappum’ lecdem by R. Ramanathan. @ T.T. Krishnamachari Auditorium, Alwarpet. Madurai T.N.S. Krishna. | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R Today, 9 a.m.: Bangalore Brothers; 11.45 a.m.: J. Yoga Kirtana; 1.30 p.m.:...
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Zakir Hussain: A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos
A child prodigy, Zakir Hussain was not regimented by his teacher-father. He was allowed to develop wings and explore new shores. Illustration: Saai A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos, Ustad Zakir Hussain blazed a trail when he carved evocative stories out of the percussive sound of the humble drum set creating music to bind...
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Zakir Hussain, renowned tabla player, dies at 73 | A life in pictures
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday (December 16, 2024). Hussain died due to complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to his family. He was 73. He had been hospitalised for the last two weeks and was later taken to the ICU as his...
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Zakir Hussain leaves behind a treasure trove of values
There is no single day I dreaded more in my life than today. The news of the demise of Ustad Zakir Hussain, or Z Ji, as I and many refer to him, is not only shocking but a humongous vacuum, which leaves the entire music community strangled, with many fans and admirers surely despondent. As...
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Watch: ‘Zakir Hussain paved the way to connect all genres of music’: Mandolin Rajesh
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Maharashtra leaders condole Zakir Hussain’s death
India’s tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Several leaders from Maharashtra condoled the death of table maestro Zakir Hussain in a hospital in San Francisco on Monday (December 16, 2024) morning. Maharashtra’s new Deputy CM Eknath Shinde took to his X account to share his condolences. “The passing away of Ustad Zakir...
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Ustad Zakir Hussain held Kerala’s traditional percussion culture in high esteem, says veteran percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar
Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir | Photo Credit: PTI “Zakirji had huge respect for Kerala and its traditional percussion instrument chenda,” recalls veteran Kerala percussionist Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar as memories of his long-standing association with the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain come rushing in. “Our relationship had bloomed on the sets of the Malayalam movie Vanaprastham (1999)...
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A guide to the Margazhi concerts on December 17, 2024
Premalatha V. | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R THE MUSIC ACADEMY @TTK Road, Alwarpet. December 17, 8 a.m.,: Music performance by the students of Advanced School of Carnatic Music; followed by Academic sessions 8.20 a.m.: ‘Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu’ by Ritha Rajan; and 9.20 a.m.: ‘Raga descriptions in the Brhaddesi of Matanga’ by V. Premalatha. THE...
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Zakir Hussain (1951-2024): In-depth coverage
Ustad Zakir Hussain performs during the 100th birth anniversary of his father Ustad Alla Rakha, in Ahmedabad on December 10, 2019. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday (December 16, 2024). Hussain has received four Grammy Awards in his career, including...
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Full speech of T.M. Krishna while accepting Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award
Respected Justice S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court; President of The Music Academy Mr. N. Murali; Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S Sowmya, Sangita Kalanidhi Bombay Jayashri Ramanth, vice- presidents, secretaries, committee members of The Music Academy, artists of song and instrumental, practitioners of dance, and its accompanying arts, friends and connoisseurs of...