Tag Archives: Zakir Hussain

Ringo Starr, John Paul Jones, Peter Gabriel And Other Stars Play For Change

October 17, 2024

Quietly running for more than two decades now, the multimedia music project Playing For Change is one of the most outstanding examples of music’s ability to cross borders and become international language. Each of the perennials covered within this framework … Continue reading →

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MICHAEL SHRIEVE – Drums Of Compassion

June 22, 2024

7d Media 2024 Stealing thunder from gods, master of tuneful beat and his heavenly messengers crystallize their spirituality. To call this artist a legend means to underestimate his status – the status which was forged at Woodstock where the young … Continue reading →

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Michael Shrieve Calls On Colleagues For Compassion

April 2, 2024

To attach the “legend” tag to Michael Shrieve‘s name should mean to underestimate his status as a musician – the status which might have been forged at Woodstock where the young drummer set the world alight with his fiery solo … Continue reading →

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Zakir Hussain, Béla Fleck And Edgar Meyer Speak Up Again

May 13, 2023

At first glance, there’s not a lot of common ground between bluegrass and raga, yet a closer look reveals that both these genres are folk-based – and still it’s surprising to hear the results of collaboration between banjoist Béla Fleck … Continue reading →

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SHAKTI Detail Their Jubilee Album

April 27, 2023

It was a quiet revolution when SHAKTI came into existence in 1974 to draw on John McLaughlin’s experimental and spiritual journey with Miles Davis, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA and Carlos Santana and Zakir Hussain’s Eastern sensibilities that allowed these artists to make … Continue reading →

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