By Mabel Pais
Do you want to experience an evening of exhilarating music? Then head over to watch & listen to two Masters of Indian music.
Zakir Hussain, the acknowledged maestro of the Indian tabla, and Niladri Kumar, the young star sitarist present us with their scintillating performance on November 18, 2022 at New York University’s Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place (Between West 4th and West 3rd Street), New York City. The performance takes place at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. This performance is part of ‘The Masters of Indian Music’ series of the 2022-2023 season of The World Music Institute, New York. The series presents legends from the two primary forms of Indian classical music: the Northern Indian tradition of Hindustani classical music and the Southern Indian tradition of Carnatic Indian classical music.
Hussain & Kumar are at the very top of their form, and together represent the very essence of music: rhythm and melody. Their every performance is an opportunity for transcendent flights of musical imagination grounded in one of the world’s great musical traditions, Northern Indian (“Hindustani”) classical music.
Get a sneak peek of their performance at youtu.be/gbq9ZvB4Fjc
TICKETS
For regular tickets, group, student and senior discounts, contact WMI at 212-545-7536 Ext. 1 or at info@worldmusicinstitute.org.
ZAKIR HUSSIAN
Zakir Hussain, voted “best percussionist” by both the Downbeat Critics’ Poll and Modern Drummer’s Reader’s Poll over several years, is the recipient of many awards and honors including USA’s Grammy, India’s Padma Bhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the USA’s National Heritage Fellowship and many more international awards. He was resident artistic director at SFJazz from 2013 to 2016 and was honored with SFf Jazz’s Lifetime Achievement Award on January 18, 2017, in recognition of his “unparalleled contribution to the world of music.” Learn more at zakirhussain.com
NILADRI KUMAR
Niladri Kumar, son of sitar player Kartick Kumar, has worked in Hindi cinema with various music directors like A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Pritam as well as others as Jonas Hellborg, V. Selvaganesh and John McLaughlin.
He has won several awards: the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s award to young musicians in March 2007. He revolutionized the rock guitar sound, using it to call his first album ‘Zitar’ released in 2008. He also won the MN Mathur Award for his contribution to Indian classical music in March 2013.
World Music Institute
Founded in 1985, World Music Institute (WMI) has served as one of the leading presenters of world music and dance within the United States. WMI is committed to presenting the best in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world with the goal of inspiring wonder for the world’s rich cultural traditions, promoting awareness and appreciation and encouraging cross-cultural dialog and exchange. WMI presents at venues throughout the city.
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(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Health & Wellness, Cuisine and Spirituality)