Zakir Hussain

Soundcheck | Jul 30, 2010

The percussionist Zakir Hussain has played with India’s greatest classical musicians, and some of rock’s biggest names. He has starred in movies and started a leading world music label.

He joins us to talk about touring with his Masters Of Percussion program and to play live in our studio. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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