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Aanaddha
Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 03, 2004 10:58 a.m.


I can't remember if this was posted previously but if anyone missed it here it is :

http://www.vrijegeluiden.nl/smil/rmstream2.jsp?stream=14615037

Randeep
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 06, 2004 04:33 p.m.


What a beautiful piece. Thanks for posting this Aanaddha. I hope this film becomes available for purchase someday.

Randeep

Swara
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 07, 2004 07:38 a.m.



Aanaddha (May 03, 2004 10:58 a.m.):
I can't remember if this was posted previously but if anyone missed it here it is :

http://www.vrijegeluiden.nl/smil/rmstream2.jsp?stream=14615037[/quote]


I posted it a while ago after seeing the film on the Dutch TV but maybe a good idea to show the link every few months again. This nice videopiece is a must to see for the new visitors of this forum.

Aanaddha
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 07, 2004 09:16 a.m.



[b]Swara (May 07, 2004 07:38 a.m
I posted it a while ago after seeing the film on the Dutch TV but maybe a good idea to show the link every few months again. This nice videopiece is a must to see for the new visitors of this forum.

Swara,
A million thanks for posting this originally!!
I never get tired of watching this short clip - Anyone who thinks they know Zakir Hussain or believes they've seen Ust. Zakir too many times ought to look again. .and again. The full dimension of this man's innate knowledge is rarely seen in performance or heard on CD's but I think it is witnessed briefly here. So much to see in this clip - always something I didn't see before - just watching his body language and how incredibly relaxed he is a lesson in itself - and not just for newbies!

If anyone knows where this film is scheduled to appear PLEASE let us know! (Perhaps someone will start a new thread where showdates can be updated - at least until it's available commercially - even then, who'd not want to see this at least once on a movie-sized screen?!!)

Aanaddha

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Vellani
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 07, 2004 01:40 p.m.


If you are in Atlanta, GA it is playing today(May 7) at 8PM at the Woodruff Arts Center.

It's playing round the country as part of the Cinema India! festival. Here is a schedule - http://www.cinemaindia.us/pages/8/index.htm

Vellani
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 09, 2004 12:33 p.m.


I saw this last week and it is truly great documentary. Not just for a student of tabla, but anyone interested in the music or the artist.
oli
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 09, 2004 03:40 p.m.


Anyone know about showings in London?
algernon
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 10, 2004 07:06 a.m.


Great clip, I hope this is released on dvd! Zakir is my hero.

If you're looking for an amazing Zakir dvd that is already in the stores, check out Tabla Beat Science "Talamanam Sound Collision". I got it a few weeks ago and have watched it many times. There's even a feature on the dvd to change camera angles, and you can focus the camera on Zakir the whole time. :-) It's a 2 DVD set for under $20 in the US.

But anyway, back to "Speaking Hand". . I'm glad that a film like that has been made to document this musical innovator and his achievements. From Shakti in the 1970's to Tabla Beat Science in this new millenium, Zakir Hussein has carried on his father's tradition of expanding the boundaries of the instrument and the music.

Swara
Re:Zakir: clip from "Speaking Hand". May 10, 2004 03:36 p.m.



algernon (May 10, 2004 07:06 a.m.):

If you're looking for an amazing Zakir dvd that is already in the stores, check out Tabla Beat Science "Talamanam Sound Collision".

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For the moment only available on Region 1 (US and Canada). We Europeans have region 2 and always have to wait a lot longer (or it just don't appear), you lucky guys!!
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