Tabla Master Zakir Hussain Performs Live

Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain perform during a musical concert ‘Remember Shakti’ in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006.
Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain perform during a musical concert 'Remember Shakti' in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi
Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain perform during a musical concert ‘Remember Shakti’ in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006.
Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain perform during a musical concert 'Remember Shakti' in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi

Tabla Master Zakir Hussain Performs Live

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Zakir Hussain is a tabla master from India. Lauded as “one of the architects of modern world music,” he joins us for a live performance. Hussain’s band is in Chicago to perform with legendary jazz bassist Dave Holland on a collaboration called “Crosscurrents.” The work “create[s] a fascinating dialogue that resonates with global dynamism.” You can see the performance at Chicago Symphony Center on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 8 p.m.