Zakir Hussain - 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate: Indian Classical Music - Tradition and Beyond

Grammy award-winning tabla musician Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. He has opened new possibilities beyond the framework of traditional Indian music in collaboration with artists of other diverse genres worldwide. Dr. Hussain's performance innovations include a unique method of creating melodies on the tabla, originally regarded as a rhythmic instrument of accompaniment. In the process, he has expanded the tabla's possibilities and established it as one of the most expressive percussion instruments in the world. UC San Diego Professor of Indian Classical Music, Kartik Seshardi hosts an enlightening conversation with Dr. Hussain, before the laureate takes to the stage for thought-provoking lecture performance on the tabla and Indian classical music. Recorded on 03/17/2023. [Show ID: 38887]

00:00 Start
00:16 About the Kyoto Prize
04:23 Dr. Kazuo Inamori Tribute
06:11 Introduction: Melanie Cruz
10:38 Introduction: Cristina Della Coletta
13:45 Introduction: Kartik Seshadri
22:05 Discussion
57:54 Performance

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[sachinrv]

Devoting his entire life only to one instrument "Tabla". This is next level dedication. He has inspired thousands and thousands young men like me to take the Tabla playing art. God bless him with good health.

[Wetkeazle]

Zamir Hussein Khan is my super Hero of tabla. He brings understanding of Indian music to the west.

[nashad]

Greetings Ustad Zakir, we send you a hug of love from the lovers of Indian classical music from Israel.
You brought Indian classical music to higher places and to a wider public.
Thank you

[sukhvindersinghnagi]

Deepest Respect Sir for your achievements!🎉

[madhumitadasadhikary]

Tabla probably speak the rhythm of each movement in everything, anything....from heart beat to thunder beat

[NickMACK]

Watching from Granada in the Caribbean sea. Keep them videos coming

[infinitesuranjan]

Each objects have own language. Its proved

[desairajtube]

Zakirji is sharing the Sanatan wisdom in his own words, that is The tradition was yesterday, the tradition is today and the tradition will be tomorrow, which means it is sanatan (eternal) and true to its time. Tradition is not calcified, it is evolving to remain eternal through the process of Brahama, Vishnu, Shiva process of creating, manifesting and maintaining and desolving some of it and creat again something afresh. That completes cycle of Brahama, Vishnu and Shiva. Music is one form of something that is sanatan.