Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion

Zakir Hussain is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and the music world at large as both an international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of today. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his historic collaborations include Shakti (which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar) and artists as diverse as George Harrison, YoYo Ma, Van Morrison, and Mark Morris. He received the distinct honor of co-composing the opening music for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 1996.