Grammy-winning tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain makes highly anticipated return to Vancouver, at the Chan Centre April 27
Presented by Caravan World Rhythms, musician teams up with flute player Debopriya Chatterjee and sarangi legend Sabir Khan

Debopriya Chatterjee (left), Zakir Hussain, and Sabir Khan.
Caravan World Rhythms presents Zakir Hussain, Debopriya Chatterjee, and Sabir Khan in TISRA at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on April 27 at 8 pm
GRAMMY-WINNING TABLA player Zakir Hussain is making a highly anticipated return to Vancouver in concert with female bansuri flutist Debopriya Chatterjee and celebrated sarangi player Sabir Khan at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on April 27.
Caravan World Rhythms is presenting the virtuosic trio in Hussain’s concert titled TISRA.
Hussain is a leading figure in contemporary world music, having collaborated with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, George Harrison, Mickey Hart, and Van Morrison. The classical tabla player first learned from his late father, Ustad Allarakha, a pioneer of Indo-jazz fusion. Considered one of the greatest Indian percussionists of our time, Hussain has helped lift the status of the tabla in India and around the globe. Among his many honours are being named Officier in France’s Order of Arts and Letters and earning the 2022 Aga Khan Music Award.
The bansuri and sarangi are folk instruments with roots in ancient India. The bansuri is a side-blown flute traditionally made of bamboo. Chatterjee is one of very few female flutists performing Hindustani classical music. The sarangi is a short-necked, bowed, stringed instrument said to possess the sound closest to the human voice. Khan began training at age six and is among the 10th generation of his family to play sarangi.
TISRA will draw from folk-music forms of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Punjab as well as the musical traditions of Rajasthani nomads.
Gail Johnson is cofounder and associate editor of Stir. She is a Vancouver-based journalist who has earned local and national nominations and awards for her work. She is a certified Gladue Report writer via Indigenous Perspectives Society in partnership with Royal Roads University and is a member of a judging panel for top Vancouver restaurants.
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