Zakir Hussain died on Sunday in San Francisco. Zakirji, as he was known to his admirers, was a man whose fingers turned into a blur when he performed on the tabla — drums from the Indian subcontinent. The World’s Host Marco Werman had the opportunity several times to speak with him. We hear excerpts from two interviews in which Hussain describes performing for American audiences for the first time, and his great fortune in being able to collaborate with artists from a wide range of musical backgrounds.
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