The beat generation

"Renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain will return to town with his Masters of Percussion this weekend. Hussain is 57 and has been tapping away on his instrument now for a half century. He continues to regard it as a mystery, though, full of youthful wonder.

The son of the late tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha has become arguably its best-known practitioner, through film work, collaborations with the likes of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, lively performances and various university teaching clinics."

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