The tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dating back centuries. Hussain's talents bridged cultures and genres, ...

Tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dates back hundreds of years. NPR's Ryland Barton reports Hussain's ...

As a child, Zakir Hussain performed regularly for his bread and butter, and sometimes a bottle of Coke. More than half a century later the award-winning musician and his tabla, an Indian hand drum, ...

Six years ago, Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain performed at Cornell’s Bailey Hall with his “Masters of Percussion” tour, which showcased percussion traditions from various parts of his native land ...