| Zakir
Hussain
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is the gifted son of the Indian tabla legend Ustad Alla
Rakha. He is today appreciated both in the field of percussion
and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon.
A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently
brilliant and exciting performances have not only established
him as a national treasure in his own country, India,
but gained him worldwide fame.
Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary
world music movement, Zakir's contribution to world music
has been unique, with many historic collaborations including
Shakti, which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar,
the Diga Rhythm Band, Making Music, Planet Drum with Mickey
Hart, and recordings and performances with artists as
diverse as George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison,
Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham,
the Hong Kong Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony. |
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| Joi
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are a DJ/Musician team from London's East End, formed
by Anglo-Bengali brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher.
The Shamsher brothers started out as members of London's
pioneering JOI BANGLA SOUND SYSTEM (JBSS).
Since leaving JBSS, they have become full-time DJs and
record their own music. Their music style is a fusion
of western dance, breakbeats and techno with traditional
Asian instruments. JOI records songs using DATs, vinyl
records, on-line sampling and live percussion. Their unique
fusion of western dance with traditional Asian musical
forms has produced tracks which vary from rollercoaster
breakbeat workouts to techno-trance and sublime instrumentals
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