Zakir Hussain, Tabla Player

Friday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m.
Sanders Theatre, 42 Quincy St., Cambridge, 02138
Phone: (617) 876-4275

The worlds greatest and most widely recorded tabla player, Zakir Hussain, returns to town with what should be a sublime evening of duets with Rahul Sharma on the Indian hammered dulcimer known as the santoor.

Shaolin Warriors

Saturday, Nov. 17 2007, 8 p.m.
Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Pl., Boston 02108
Phone: (617) 679-0810

Maybe youve seen the awesome martial arts movies that attempt to portray Shaolin kung fu, but who here can say theyve actually seen true artists? The Shaolin Warriors Troupe consists of more than 20 kung fu masters who have each perfected the art of hand-to-hand and weapons combat. They are in Boston, and full of awesome. $30.00-45.00.