I think jahanzeb is asking about any collaboration after ARR's success as a composer.yes i also share this thought.it would be a great one if zakirji plays tabla for boss's composition..
hashir On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > AR had accompanied Zakir Hussain, Kadri Gopalnath in their overseas > tours, when he was with his Band troupe Nemesis. > > > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> by the way why ARR never worked with Zakir Hussain? any idea anyone? >> >> --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, >> Bivin Chandra <bivinchan...@...> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > After winning a Grammy in the contemporary World Music Album >> category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project, Zakir >> Hussain says that he sincerely desires that A R Rahman wins an Oscar. >> > >> > On being asked to respond to Rahman's global recognition for Slumdog >> Millionaire, Zakir Hussain said that, "He is a genius. I think his >> talent has been duly recognised now and I am very happy with that. The >> best thing about him is that he has consistently proved himself. He is >> not a one time wonder. He has delivered consistently. He has really >> made us feel very proud. I hope he does equally fantastic at the >> Oscars. " >> > >> > Talking about his own achievements he says that he is very excited >> on his achievement because it was a competition with the great >> musicians of the contemporary world music. >> > >> > "I look at this win as the reaffirmation of my hard work. This >> second time Grammy recognition is the witness of the fact that in >> today s modern world I have not fallen behind times. I am up-to-date >> in creative contemporary world of music. I am extremely happy and >> satisfied with this achievement," said Zakir. >> > >> > Zakir Hussain worked with Mickey Hart of the rock band Grateful >> Dead, Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and Puerto Rican jazz >> percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo for the album. >> > >> > Global Drum Project is the second collaboration between Hart and >> Hussain. Their compilation Planet Drum which was released in 1991 went >> on to win the first-ever Grammy Award in the World Music category. >> > >> > Asked if he would have felt more satisfactory, had it been a win for >> a purely Indian project, he said, "It's true that Global Drum Project >> is a collaborative work with western musicians. I will be happier if a >> pure Indian project wins a Grammy sometime in future. Till now the >> only purely India project which claimed Grammy glory was Pandit Vishwa >> Mohan Bhatt's work." >> > >> > http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx? >> id=ENTEN20090083000&type=musicindia >> > >> >> > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
