Zakir Hussain reflects on his life in music as a tabla virtuoso

The Grammy winner shares his favourite collaborations, and the life advice he got from Beatle George Harrison

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Caption: Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain (Jim Bennett)

Media Audio | Q : Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain on getting life advice from one of the Beatles

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Zakir Hussain is one of the most acclaimed percussionists of his time. Ahead of his show Masters of Percussion(external link) at Massey Hall, the renowned musician joined host Tom Power to reflect on his life in music, his most notable collaborations, and the life advice he got from the late Beatle George Harrison that changed his whole career.
The full interview with Zakir Hussain is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power(external link). Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Zakir Hussain produced by Ben Edwards.