And he’s lived by that. As a tribute to his father, the late tabla maestro Ustad Aallarakh Khan, Zakir organises a concert every year on his death anniversary. And on his 13th barsi this year, Zakir has managed to get an impressive line-up including a spiritual tribute by U Srinivas (mandolin), Abbos Kosimov (Doira drums), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), a tribute by mridangam player Kamalakar Rao to his guru Shri Palghat Mani Iyer, a performance by Bela Fleck and Edgar Myer and a jam session featuring Zakir himself along with a host of other musicians. The tabla maestro speaks to CS about his father’s influence on him as well as other aspects of his musical life:

Who: Ustad Zakir Hussain
What: On the tribute concert for his fatheru00a0
Pic/ Santosh Nagwekar