(tabla, percussion)
An original member of the Diga Rhythm Band, which included tabla master Zakir Hussain and Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, Arshad Syed also performs with the Zakir Hussain Rhythm Experience, and as an accompanist with top classical Indian music artists such as Ustad Sultan Khan and Pandit Habib Khan. He is also known for his skill with light classical and folk rhythms.
He teaches tabla in Fremont and Berkeley, California.
