Had to play mute to escape from violence-torn B’desh: Tabla player

Kolkata: Tabla player Mainak Biswas and photographer Kallab Ghosh, who accompanied sarodia Shiraz Ali Khan for his Chhayanaut ...

Bangladesh unrest: Acted mute to save myself - Indian Tabla player recalls trauma

Tabla player Mainak Biswas and photographer Kallab Ghosh, who accompanied Sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan for his December 19 ...

Tabla great Zakir Hussain’s last work, ‘Murmurs in Time,’ sets the stage for a new generation

Third Coast Percussion gives the L.A. premiere of Zakir Hussain's last major work, "Murmurs of Time," at the Nimoy, a final ode to the tabla great's vast range ...
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From Strings to Strife: Musicians' Ordeal in Bangladesh Unrest

Tabla player Mainak Biswas endured a harrowing escape from unrest in Bangladesh, where he and his crew faced anti-India sentiments. Stranded after his concert venue was vandalised, Biswas and others ...
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Tabla great Zakir Hussain's last work, 'Murmurs in Time,' sets the stage for a new generation

Tabla player Salar Nader performs with the Third Coast Percussion ensemble at the Nimoy Theatre in Westwood on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The group played several pieces, including Zakir Hussain's ...

Remembering Zakir

NCPA's two-day special tribute programme in memory of the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain to mark the first year of his passing.

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan National Festival: Celebrating global artistes under one roof

When the breezy December weekend came to the city of Hyderabad, it slowed down its busy and fast pace, becoming calm and ...

Was spared as we changed names and kept mum, says musician after return from violence-hit Bangladesh

Tabla player Mainak Biswas endured an anxious 48-hour delay returning to India from Bangladesh after a mob vandalized a concert venue in Dhaka. Shiraz Ali Khan, the Sarod artiste he was accompanying, ...

'That's not me. That's not my aesthetic. So why should I do it?' Shubha Mudgal on making music, breaking barriers, sharing stories

Hindustani vocalist Shubha Mudgal on why she can't say anything is 'low art', and tabla player Dr Aneesh Pradhan on why there is ideally an element of risk in any intelligent performance.