Background
Hussain was worn in Bombay, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. Zakir was a child prodigy and started touring by the age of twelve. He came to the United States in 1970 and started his international career.
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Hussain was worn in Bombay, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. Zakir was a child prodigy and started touring by the age of twelve. He came to the United States in 1970 and started his international career.
Hussain was a child prodigy.
Zakir Hussain began his international career from United States in 1970. The exceptional career includes more than 150 concert dates a year. Hussain is a founding member of Bill Laswell's "World Music Supergroup" Tabla Beat Science. In 1992, he founded "Moment Records". He also released his first solo album "Making Music" in the year 1987, which was proclaimed to be one of the most inspired East-West fusion albums ever. Hussain also starred in the Merchant Ivory Film Heat and Dust in 1983, for which he also composed the score. He composed, performed and acted as Indian music advisor for the film "Vanaprastham". He has composed soundtracks for several movies, most notably "In Custody" and "The Mystic Masseur" by Ismail Merchant, and has played tabla on the soundtracks of Francis Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha", and other films. He starred in several films specifically showcasing his musical performance both solo and with different bands, including the 1998 documentary "Zakir and His Friends", and the documentary "The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum" (2003). He also performs in the DVDs "The Rhythm Devils Concert Experience" (2008), and "The Way of Beauty" (2006) with the band Remember Shakti.