As We Speak: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

• Béla Fleck, banjo
• Zakir Hussain, tabla
• Edgar Meyer, double bass
• Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri

These genre-defying virtuosos move with ease among classical, bluegrass, and North Indian music, creating a fusion uniquely their own. With 20 Grammy Awards among them, these three artists are at the height of their powers, crossing sonic borders.

About Béla Fleck, banjo

https://www.belafleck.com/

About Zakir Hussain, tabla

The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time, Zakir Hussain is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon and one of the world’s most esteemed and influential musicians. The foremost disciple of his father, the legendary Ustad Allarakha, Zakir was a child prodigy who began his professional career at the age of twelve, accompanying India’s greatest classical musicians and dancers and touring internationally with great success by the age of eighteen. His brilliant accompaniment, solo performance and genre-defying collaborations, including his pioneering work to develop a dialogue between North and South Indian musicians, have elevated the status of his instrument both in India and globally, bringing the tabla into a new dimension of renown and appreciation.

Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world music movement, Zakir's contribution has been unique, with many historic and groundbreaking collaborations, including Shakti, Remember Shakti, Masters of Percussion, Planet Drum and Global Drum Project with Mickey Hart, Tabla Beat Science, Sangam with Charles Lloyd and Eric Harland, CrossCurrents with Dave Holland and Chris Potter, in trio with Béla Fleck and Edgar Meyer, and, most recently, with Herbie Hancock.

About Edgar Meyer, double bass

https://edgarmeyer.com/

About Rakesh Chaurasia, bansuri

https://rakeshchaurasia.com/