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Salar Nader
Emory University - Schwarz Center
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
1700 N Decatur Rd
Atlanta, GA 30307
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Third Coast Percussion - Salar Nader perform Zakir Hussains Murmurs in Time
Third Coast Percussion commissioned the late Zakir Hussain to compose Murmurs In Time–a major new work that combines the beauty and complexity of Hindustani classical music with the singular sound world of this GRAMMY® Award-winning percussion ensemble. Salar Nader–a renowned tabla virtuoso and disciple of Hussain–will perform the piece with Third Coast Percussion as a tribute to the composer’s profound legacy. This special concert presentation also includes newly commissioned works from acclaimed composer/performers Jessie Montgomery, Tigran Hamasyan, and Jlin, as well as a solo tabla performance by Nader in honor of Hussain.
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Murmurs In Time: Third Coast Percussion & Salar Nader, tabla
Jlin: Please Be Still
Tigran Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion
Jessie Montgomery: Lady Justice / Black Justice, The Song
Zakir Hussain: Murmurs In Time
Murmurs in Time by Zakir Hussain was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by Modlin Center for the Arts at University of Richmond, Carnegie Hall, Washington Performing Arts, and the Zell Family Foundation.
Lady Justice / Black Justice, The Song by Jessie Montgomery was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by the Zell Family Foundation, Carnegie Hall, Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa, and Stanford Live, Stanford University.
Sonata for Percussion by Tigran Hamasyan was was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion’s 20th Anniversary by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting and the Zell Family Foundation.
Please Be Still by Jlin was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by Carnegie Hall and the Zell Family Foundation.
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Salar Nader Biography
A standout artist of his generation, tabla virtuoso Salar Nader is recognized as a global
ambassador weaving South Asian arts into the musical traditions of his Afghanistan heritage. A
percussionist, composer, and producer, Salar has studied under Ustad Zakir Hussain since the
age of seven. He has toured widely with Stanley Clarke, Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, Miles From
India; Central Asian master musicians Homayoun Sakhi and Abbos Kosimovj; and legendary
Indian classical musicians including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Selva Ganesh,
Alam Khan, Rahul Sharma and many others. He has performed and recorded with
contemporary & electronic artists including Cheb i Sabbah, Niyaz, and Grand Tapestry.
Based in Los Angeles, Salar is committed to bringing the tabla to a wide audience. He
collaborated on Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance production “The Forgotten
Empress,” has appeared on soundtracks including the 2012 film "The Reluctant
Fundamentalist,” and scored the original stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling
novel “The Kite Runner,” which had a groundbreaking run on Broadway in 2022 – culminating in
the distinction of being the first Afghani artist to donate his instruments to the Museum of
Broadway in New York City.
In 2019, he founded the Salar Nader Tabla Foundation, globally preserving Afghan cultural
traditions through instruments and mentor scholarships, supported by Rhea Designs Inc. In
March 2022, Salar curated "Nezam-e-Shams" at the Getty Museum, a collaboration between
the Sounds of L.A. series and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Since 2023, Salar collaborates
with the Leela Dance Collective dedicated to kathak, a classical dance from North India.
His discography includes "Live in San Francisco Volume I" and "The Forgotten Empress," “In the
Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals,” and his collaborations
with Grand Tapestry.
Salar continues his dedication to community engagement, workshops, and cross-cultural
understanding.
www.SalarNader.com
Read Moreambassador weaving South Asian arts into the musical traditions of his Afghanistan heritage. A
percussionist, composer, and producer, Salar has studied under Ustad Zakir Hussain since the
age of seven. He has toured widely with Stanley Clarke, Kronos Quartet, Wu Man, Miles From
India; Central Asian master musicians Homayoun Sakhi and Abbos Kosimovj; and legendary
Indian classical musicians including Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Selva Ganesh,
Alam Khan, Rahul Sharma and many others. He has performed and recorded with
contemporary & electronic artists including Cheb i Sabbah, Niyaz, and Grand Tapestry.
Based in Los Angeles, Salar is committed to bringing the tabla to a wide audience. He
collaborated on Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance production “The Forgotten
Empress,” has appeared on soundtracks including the 2012 film "The Reluctant
Fundamentalist,” and scored the original stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling
novel “The Kite Runner,” which had a groundbreaking run on Broadway in 2022 – culminating in
the distinction of being the first Afghani artist to donate his instruments to the Museum of
Broadway in New York City.
In 2019, he founded the Salar Nader Tabla Foundation, globally preserving Afghan cultural
traditions through instruments and mentor scholarships, supported by Rhea Designs Inc. In
March 2022, Salar curated "Nezam-e-Shams" at the Getty Museum, a collaboration between
the Sounds of L.A. series and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Since 2023, Salar collaborates
with the Leela Dance Collective dedicated to kathak, a classical dance from North India.
His discography includes "Live in San Francisco Volume I" and "The Forgotten Empress," “In the
Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals,” and his collaborations
with Grand Tapestry.
Salar continues his dedication to community engagement, workshops, and cross-cultural
understanding.
www.SalarNader.com
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Central Asian
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