Zakir Hussain

Rahul Sharma who is all set to perform at the One Music One World concert wants to use music as a means to bring people closer. Read More

English jazz and fusion artist John McLaughlin was awarded the Haafiz Ali Khan Award 2009 for his contribution to the world of music here Tuesday. Read More

Since banjoist Béla Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer met — in front of an Aspen ice cream parlor, in 1983 — the partnership has taken the music all over the map, touching classical, jazz and bluegrass bases. Read More

It's that time of the year, when jazz musicians from around the world gather in India, tune their instruments, and begin to jam. Read More

And, CNN lists it among the world's top 20 events worth attending. Read More

American choreographer Mark Morris and his dance troupe plan a series of six performances at the Tel Aviv Opera House, officials said. Read More

In the third and final part of a series on India's regional musicians, Chandrima Pal interviews Indi-electronica duo Midival Punditz on how they have come up with a working musical formula in a Bollywood-obsessed nation. Read More

Idea Jalsa, a new, nationwide contest aims to identify and hone the best talent in different genres of Indian music. Read More

Inspired by ancient African traditions and made possible by European metallurgy, the five-string banjo should by rights be the national instrument of the United States. Read More

It sounds like a bubbling brook, it looks like sunlight filtered through green leaves, and it smells like fresh air after a spring rain. Read More