Goethe-Zentrum to host Ustad Zakir Hussain tribute

Thiruvananthapuram: The German cultural centre Goethe-Zentrum is organising a ‘jugalbandi' as a tribute to the late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain at the Goethe amphitheatre on Feb 6, at 6.30pm.
The programme will bring together tabla players Florian Schiertz from Germany and Prafulla Athalye from India, who will be joined by sarangi maestro and Hindustani singer Dilshad Khan to pay a musical tribute to the late tabla maestro.
Schiertz is a disciple of musical legends Pandit Ravi Shankar, Udai Mazumdar, and Pandit Ashutosh Bhattacharya. Being a well-known artist in Europe, Schiertz has performed with renowned musicians, including Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee and Rakesh Chaurasia. He has conducted more than 60 concerts in Europe and India with Pandit Kushal Das.
Prafulla Athalye is an ‘A' grade artist of All India Radio and a senior disciple of the tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha. Athalye has toured extensively internationally. His videos are featured in the ‘Music of India Gallery' section in the ‘Musical Instrument Museum' (MIM), the world's largest museum of musical instruments in Phoenix, Arizona.
Entry to the concert is free but will be restricted by passes, which can be collected from the Goethe-Zentrum office in Jawahar Nagar or downloaded from the website from Feb 1.