Sakel Hussain, who is regarded as one of the greatest tambourine players in the 20th century, has won wide respect in the west because of his success in introducing Indian classical music to the world.

His first album "Planet Drum" is not only the first award-winning work in the Grammy category of "World Music". Last year, he collaborated with percussion players from all over the world on "The Drum of Globalization", and the album on this tour won the Grammy Award in 2009.

Sakel Hussain was awarded the 1988 Padma Shri Award by the Indian government, becoming the youngest percussionist ever to win the award. 1990, he was awarded the Indian-American Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian and American culture.

From 65438 to 0999, sakr Hussain won Hillary Clinton's "National Fund", which was specially awarded to the most famous people in the field of traditional arts.

This article is the second interview with Zakir Hussain, the master of Tabula drum.

Sakel？ After Hussein came to the United States, his first job was to teach in Seattle. At the same time, he attended all the courses and "learned about African, Indonesian and Korean music, and also learned a little about China music". His experience in America made him discover the value of India. Instead of becoming a rock singer, he willingly inherited his father's footsteps and pushed the tabula drum to the world.

When I first arrived in America, I wanted to be a rock musician. I used to join rock clubs and rock bands. But when I talk to some great musicians, their insight makes me think and let me see my country through their eyes. This is a different angle.

Just like you live in a room, you can't see clearly what it looks like; Just like the first astronaut went out to look back at the earth and see how beautiful it was. When I came to America, I realized how special my country's culture was, and I was wasting it. I don't need to be those people around me, I just need to be myself.

I grew up in a very traditional Indian cultural environment. I not only learned to play this kind of music, but also learned a way of life: how all musicians who play this kind of music live, what they eat and wear, how they communicate, their reactions to good music and their reactions to bad music.

Therefore, it is important to grow up in tradition. For example, I grew up in tradition for 18 years, and I have a deep foundation in traditional culture. So it is not a problem for me to cooperate with others and play other music, and I will not change. So I get the respect of American and British artists because they know that what I do is different from their music.

In India, people love and respect musicians, and music is a bridge between man and god. You don't have to be international to be famous here, because this is a big country. For example, a China restaurant suddenly opened in Mumbai, and everyone was curious to see what it was like, so everyone went to eat Chinese food, or opened a sushi restaurant, and everyone went to eat sushi. At this time, people will want to know what the outside world is like.

An American musician told me, "Whatever you are doing, you must go back to India to perform. If people there like you, you will be welcome wherever you go. " That's exactly what happened. In the past twenty years, I have found that the more famous I am in India, the more popular I am internationally.

It has been performing all over the world since 18. I am famous because I am cheap, so I can cooperate with many musicians, John? Mclauren, Mickey? Mickey Hardt, Carlos? Carlos Santana and many other outstanding musicians and bands.

There are many musicians where I live, so close to it, this person lives here and that person lives there. Every night, someone will have a jazz concert at home. In San Francisco. I am the only Indian drummer there, and there is no one else. So I can cooperate with them on many projects, and I am lucky to be there. I learned a lot and became famous.

I am not afraid to cooperate with other music, and I am not afraid to be changed. Even if it is combined with yoga, it is still music, because yoga is music. So when you study yoga or meditation, you must listen to music, because music is an important part of this process.

I can learn a lot by working with different musicians and performing with them on the same stage. I also absorbed their playing skills and incorporated them into my tabula drum performance. I created a unique way to perform the tabula drum, which combines various elements and colors.

For me, the most precious experience is performing with my father. In that performance, besides him, there were several other musicians on the same stage with us. I admire, follow and imitate them. The concert was later made into a record, which was a very special experience. When ravi and i. When shankar was performing in Mumbai, his father who was sitting in the audience suddenly jumped up and said with a smile that he enjoyed the performance very much. His smile and expression seemed to say, "Good! My son has finally made a difference. "