Zakir Hussain - Ustad Zakir Hussain & the Maestros - The Versatile Genius (4CD, 1999)

 

Zakir Hussain is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, but gained him worldwide fame. The favorite accompanist for many of India's greatest classical musicians and dancers, from Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar to Birju Maharaj and Shivkumar Sharma, he has not let his genius rest there. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable knowledge and study.
CD1:

01 - Zakir Hussain & Pt, Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raga Lalit, Roopak Taal
02 - Zakir Hussain & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan - Raga Ahir Bhairav, Teen Taal
03 - Zakir Hussain & Pt, Ravi Shankar - Raga Asa Bhairav, Ek Taal
04 - Zakir Hussain & Bru Bhushan Kabra - Raga Alahiya Bilawal, Teen Taal
05 - Zakir Hussain & Ustad Vilayat Khan - Raga Gara, Teen Taal
06 - Zakir Hussain & Indraneel Bhattacharya - Raga Puriya Dhanashri, Roopak Taal
07 - Zakir Hussain & Pt, Ravi Shankar - Raga Mishra Bhairavi, Addha Teen Taal

CD2:

01 - Zakir Hussain & Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raga Shuddha Sarang, Ek Taal
02 - Zakir Hussain & Brij Bhushan Kabra - Dhun Based on Raga Gara, Dadra Taal
03 - Zakir Hussain & Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raga Bhoopali, Matt Taal
04 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Thumri-Based Dhun, Keharwa Taal
05 - Zakir Hussain & Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raga Yaman, Roopak Taal
06 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Raga Durga, Jhap Taal
07 - Zakir Hussain & Brij Bhushan Kabra - Raga Chandra Nandan, Teen Taal

CD3:

01 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Raga Kirwani, Teen Taal
02 - Zakir Hussain & Vilayat Khan - Raga Mishra Mand, Teen Taal
03 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma - Raga Kaushik Dhwani, Teen Taal
04 - Zakir Hussain & Amjad Ali Khan - Raga Mishra Khamaj (with variations), Keharwa Taal & Teen Taal
05 - Zakir Hussain & Indraneel Bhattacharya - Raga Khamaj, Keharwa Taal

CD4:

01 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma Raga Mishra Tilang, Keharwa Taal
02 - Zakir Hussain & Vilayat Khan Dhun Punjabi Ang, Keharwa Taal
03 - Zakir Hussain & Amjad Ali Khan Raga Malkauns, Roopak Taal
04 - Zakir Hussain & Shujat Khan Light Dhun Based on Raga Kafi, Keharwa Taal
05 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma Raga Rageshwari, Teen Taal
06 - Zakir Hussain & Hariprasad Chaurasia Raga Chandrakauns, Teen Taal
07 - Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma Raga Sohini, Ek Taal
08 - Zakir Hussain & Vilayat Khan Raga Sindhu Bhairavi - Punjabi Dhun, Keharwa Taal