# Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, March 11, 2023

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/events/2022-23/percussion-festival/zakir-hussain-and-masters-of-percussion/) presents [Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion](http://www.zakirhussain.com/)  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](https://calperformances.org/visit/venues/zh.php)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Saturday, March 11, 2023

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## One Set

[8:05 PM] {lights down; announcements}

01. [8:07 PM] {SK singing to start} »
[8:09 PM] {add TM} »
[8:09 PM] {add MH} »
[8:11 PM] {add ZH & NS} »
02. [8:17 PM] {MH singing; TM body percussion out front} »
[8:19 PM] {MH out front for djembe solo} »
[8:22 PM] {MH-ZH duet, then MH back to vox} »
03. [8:23 PM] {TM solo} »
[8:25 PM] {add ZH & NS} »
04. [8:30 PM] {SK saranji solo + sruti box drone} »
[8:38 PM] {add ZH} »
[8:43 PM] {add NS to trade riffs with ZH} »
[8:52 PM] {NS lays out; SK lead; ZH accompany} »
[9:02 PM] {SK lays out; MH & TM trade riffs with ZH} »
[9:05 PM] {ZH drum talk; NS answer; ZH again; TM & NS answer} »
[9:07 PM] {SK drone while all drummers jam} »
[9:07 PM] {SK lead; ZH accompany; others lay out} »
[9:12 PM] {add NS} »
05. [9:13 PM] {MH balafon solo} »
[9:16 PM] {MH & ZH trade riffs} »
[9:17 PM] {group jam} »
[9:22 PM] {ZH solo} »
[9:23 PM] {group jam} »
[9:26 PM] {ZH slowly introduces the others} »
[9:28 PM] {ZH trading riffs w/everyone in round-robin style} »  
[9:29 PM] {That's all folks! All bow}  
[9:30 PM] {House lights up. No encore}

## Performers

[Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion](http://www.zakirhussain.com/)

* [Melissa Hié](https://www.instagram.com/meli_drums/): balafon, djembe, vox;
* [Zakir Hussain](http://www.zakirhussain.com/): tabla, percussion, vox;
* [Sabir Khan](http://sabirkhan.org/): sarangi, sruti box, vox;
* [Tupac Mantilla](http://www.tupacmantilla.com/): drums, percussion;
* Navin Sharma: dholak.

## Notes

The crowd was *really* quiet and respectful tonight -- possibly too much so, as there were times I thought they were being too polite.

Zakir dropped teases of _Sunshine of Your Love_ several times during the show.

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[Program Notes](https://calperformances.org/program-notes/2022-23/zakir-hussains-masters-of-percussion/) or {{:2023:2023-03:20230311pn.pdf|program notes}}

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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