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It was my privilege to have megastar pop singer, Sir Cliff Richard, OBE accept my invitation to open the NJC Arts centre in 1998. The wonderful Gala celebration concert included such stars as Paul Jones, Fiona Hendley, the late Akhlaq Ahmed, Jason Carter and a young performer who had danced for Princess Di. The evening was compered by world arts enthusiast and actor Nigel Goodwin. Sir Cliff subsequently became our patron and has an ongoing invitation to drop by whenever he is in town!...so be prepared when you come here...you never know who else might be around for some multi-cultural, musical NJC refreshments!
Zafar Pervez, Director, NJC.
Sir Cliff is performing at the Royal Albert Hall, April 04.
Cliff's images are copyrighted, used with permission 2004.
Zakir Hussain began touring at the age of twelve. Today, he is 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. The favorite accompanist for many of India's greatest classical musicians and dancers, from Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar to Birju Maharaj and Shivkumar Sharma, he has not let his genius rest there. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable knowledge and study. 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.
Zakir performs regularly at the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Starting to play sarangi at the tender age of seven, he has seen eight generations of his family in the same profession. Ustad Sabri Khan generated his own style over a period of time. Purity of the raga, variety of taans, layakari (rhythmic oscillations), alaap and the traditional form of sarangi are his hallmarks. He has mesmerised audiences in UK, France, West Germany, Holland, Mexico, Thailand, Canada, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, USSR with his performances. He was also invited as a visiting professor by the University of Washington.
Courtesy The Tribune, India, 2003.