Legend has it that a competition was held in a Mughal court between two pakhawaj players. The losing maestro was so enraged that he smashed his pakhawaj, a two-sided percussion instrument, into two.

This week's Tennessean Student of the Week recognizes the best of the best band students over the first semester as schools ...

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved ...

Zakir Hussain, whose "dancing fingers" made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has died. Hussain, 73, died in a San ...

The nu metal genre heyday may have been decades ago, but some new bands and veterans are still keeping the magic alive.

The Bourbon Street Band Is Back, a rhyming picture book for children ages 3-8, has captivated readers with its story of resilience and the healing power of music. Written by the award-winning team of ...

The legendary tabla maestro, who passed away at 73, leaves behind a remarkable legacy in Indian classical music and global ...

Building on his father’s illustrious legacy, Zakir Hussain took the tabla to global prominence, blending it seamlessly into a ...

Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso and global ambassador of Indian classical music who has died aged 73, leaves ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died ...

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved ...

The world of music mourns the loss of a legend, Zakir Hussain, the tabla maestro who was instrumental in shaping the ...