Zakir Hussain is easily the most famous and influential tabla player of the modern age. The son of Allarakha Khan, he endeared himself to the world as a most sensitive and responsive accompanist, a dazzling soloist, and an adventurous fusion player (most notably with Shakti in the 1970s). Here, in this duet with Swapan Chaudhuri from Amravati, 1985, he follows on from Swapan's clip with a bravado tirakita rela.

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