Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday in California at the age of 73. In his career spanning six decades, the musician collaborated with numerous renowned international and Indian artists. However, it was his 1973 musical project with English guitarist John McLaughlin, violinist L. Shankar, and percussionist T.H. ‘Vikku’ Vinayakram that brought together Indian classical music and elements of jazz, creating a fusion previously unknown. Let us pay tribute to him and seize this opportunity to witness an unforgettable flashback video in which Ustad Zakir Hussain explains the meaning of ‘Shakti.’
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