Enayet Hossain

Indian classical tabla accompanist

Accompanying the masters

Enayet Hossain is a U.S.-based tabla player of the Delhi gharana. He began learning at six from his father, Ustad Hamid Hossain, carrying on a line that runs through his grandfather, Ustad Kader Buksh, to the Delhi master Ustad Atta Hussain Khan. He began accompanying Ustad Vilayat Khan at 17, and has since played with Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee and many others. More than 50 albums feature his tabla, most of them Hindustani classical recordings, along with Indian-jazz fusion from his group Melodic Intersect. He also teaches tabla in Baltimore and online.

• Ustad Vilayat Khan
• Pandit Jasraj
• Ustad Salamat Ali Khan
• Ustad Ghulam Mustafa
• Ustad Shujaat Khan
• Ustad Shahid Parvez
• Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee
• Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya
• Pandit Bhajan Sopori
• Pandit Ronu Majumdar