Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Download Zakir Hussain mp3






Zakir Hussain
   

Artist: Zakir Hussain: mp3 download


   Genre(s): 

Other
Ethnic
Folk
Jazz

   







Discography:


Sambandh
   

 Sambandh

   Year: 1998   

Tracks: 6
The Elements Space
   

 The Elements Space

   Year: 1995   

Tracks: 4
Magical Moments Of Rhythm
   

 Magical Moments Of Rhythm

   Year: 1993   

Tracks: 10
Making Music
   

 Making Music

   Year: 1987   

Tracks: 8
Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience
   

 Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience

   Year:    

Tracks: 8
Music Of The Deserts
   

 Music Of The Deserts

   Year:    

Tracks: 6






The tradition of Indian percussion has been revolutionalized by tabla histrion Zakir Hussain. The son of Ustad Allah Rakha, the long time partner in crime of Ravi Shankar, Hussain has transmitted his father's quest for delivery the euphony of India to the international microscope stage. His recording credits include albums with George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Saunders, Billy Cobham, the Hong Kong Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony. His work with Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead consume included performances and albums with the Diga Rhythm Band and Planet Drum. Hussain joined with British guitarist John McLaughlin and Indian violinist L. Shankar to signifier the east-meets-west supergroup, Shakti, in 1975. Although the group disbanded in 1978, they reunited to turn as Remember Shakti in 1998. Hussain has been as successful as a bandleader. During the eighties, he toured with Zakir Hussain's Rhythm Experience. His debut solo phonograph record album, Fashioning Music, released in 1987, was called "one of the to the highest degree elysian East-West fusion albums always recorded". In 1992, Hussain launched a record pronounce, Monument Records, that focused on Indian euphony. A lengthy lean of awards have been bestowed upon Hussain throughout his career. In 1988, he became the youngest percussionist to be awarded the title "Padma Shri" by the Indian authorities. Two days by and by, he recieved the Indo-Ameican prize in tribute to his contributions to furthering dealings between the United States and India. Planet Drum, an album co-produced with Hart in 1992, standard a Grammy for "c. H. Best reality music record album", a NARM Indie Best Seller prize and won the Downbeat Critics Poll for "C. H. Best reality music track record album". Still a fry when he began to appeal attending with his virtuosic playing, Hussain began his melodic career at the long time of seven and was touring by the age of 12. In 1970, he made his American debut as accompanyist for Ravi Shankar. Three years later, he became the leader of the Tal Vadya Rhythm Band. The group later on evolved into the Diga Rhythm Band. In 1976, the band collaborated on a self-titled record record album with Mickey Hart. Hussain has performed on the soundtracks of numerous films including Apocalypse Now!, In Custody and Small Buddha. At the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, he was nominated for an accolade as composer and euphony managing theater director of the photographic film, Heat And Dust.





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Sunday, 10 August 2008

Australia's Great Escape Festival canceled

Conor Oberst, We Are Scientists were among lineup




MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia's Great Escape Festival, due to be arranged Oct. 4 and 5 outside Sydney, has been canceled.

The festival's promoter Mi5 cited "out of the blue low just the ticket sales" in a program line issued Friday. Tickets priced $180 Australian ($163), which included free on-site tenting, went on sale in June.

In 2006 and '07, the event was held over the long Easter holiday weekend in April, with domestic acts Silverchair, Wolfmother, Hilltop Hoods and Missy Higgins topping bills that likewise included less mainstream attractions as Sigur Ros, Martha Wainwright, the Black Keys and Kaki King.

The festival site, the former naval base of Newington Armoury featuring abandoned ammunition factories, officer living quarters and underground bunkers, was seen as a draught point.

In its third year, MI5 felt the oestrus from former Easter events, including the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival (81,000 payers this year) and V Festival (Sydney evidence attended by between 35,000 to 40,000), and shifted to October. The showman declined to reveal ticket sales for the 2008 festival; in previous long time it drew in inordinateness of 15,000.

This year's lineup lacked big-name acts, simply featured familiar names from the U.S., U.K. and Canada including Conor Oberst, Joan as Police Woman, We Are Scientists, the Futureheads, Supergrass, Ladytron and the New Pornographers. Additional club dates in Sydney for these acts will go ahead.

Great Escape is not connected to the U.K.'s Great Escape festival held in Brighton in spring.