The tabla class sits in a circle on the floor while practicing. Jason Zinn is sitting on the floor in front of his tabla, a classical Indian drum that’s played by hand. As his lesson begins, he pays ...

World-renowned tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, 73, passed away in San Francisco due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis. His family confirmed the news, prompting tributes from figures like Sachin ...

On the outside, Raja Banga's house looks like any other house. But every Sunday morning, the inside transforms into a meeting place for generations of Indians and Indian-Americans, whose collective ...

Deepa Paulus (front row, third from left) and Sejal Kukadia (front row, second from right) with several of their young students at a recent tabla class held in Syosset. (Photos by Chris Boyle) Taalim ...

Zakir Hussain’s name was twice the size of Niladri Kumar’s on the cover of the program for the duo’s Washington Performing Arts concert Thursday at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Yet Hussain, the ...