Zakir Hussain & Masters Of Percussion On March 19, 2023

Tabla Wizard Zakir Hussain, one of the most loved & celebrated Indian Classical artist, is coming back to Vancouver with his well admired curated, produced & conducted series ‘ Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion', accompanied by some of the finest artists of Indian music and world percussion to tour North America & Europe.

Tabla Wizard Zakir Hussain, one of the most loved & celebrated Indian Classical artist, is coming back to Vancouver with his well admired curated, produced & conducted series ‘ Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion’, accompanied by some of the finest artists of Indian music and world percussion to tour North America & Europe. Masters of Percussion began as a platform for both popular and rarely heard rhythm traditions from India and grew in stature over the years as it expanded to include great drummers and percussionists from many world traditions, including Jazz & Latin music. All of it creates a truly beautiful field from which he can bring Masters of Percussion to the West and the 2023 version will be no exception presenting audiences with extraordinary, exciting and spontaneous combinations of percussive as well as melodic performances. Zakir Hussain’s 2023 ensemble includes Indian Sarangi player Sabir Sultan Khan, the son of legendary Sarangi Maestro Ustad Sultan Khan Ji; Columbian Percussionist Tupac Mantilla, the world renowned percussionist who’s performed with some of the biggest names in the world of jazz and appeared at venues & festivals around the world; Djembe player Melissa Hie’s knowledge of African traditional rhythms from a young age and her skills in playing Djembe, Conga, Balafon & Barra has made her a favourite of many bands as a percussionist and collaborations in various genres ranging from jazz to electronic music; and the Indian Dholak Maestro Navin Sharma, the son of illustrious Shri Shyam Raghuram Sharma and disciple of Tabla Maestro Ustad Allah Rakha, and now Navin finds himself with Zakir after playing earlier with his father Allah Rakha, brothers Fazal Qureshi & Taufiq Qureshi, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, Ranjit Barot, Shivamani and Vikku Vinayakam amongst others.

CARAVAN WORLD RHYTHMS & KVP HERITAGE presents ZAKIR HUSSAIN and MASTERS of PERCUSSION

Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 7 PM
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver

Tickets $ 40 & up at www.vtixonline.com

For VIP & Meet and Greet with Zakir Hussain
Call Kamal Sharma @ (604) 833-1977, kvp_kamal@msn.com

www.caravanbc.com or www.kvpentertainers.com