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Ty Burhoe is an American tabla player and live concert producer. He is known primarily in Classical Indian and fusion settings. Burhoe has studied with Ustad Zakir Hussain since 1990. Since 1995, Burhoe has served as Zakir Hussain's tour assistant as well as the designer for his custom drums and drum racks which Zakir uses for his tours with Shakti, Masters of Percussion, Mickey Hart & Planet Drum, Charles Lloyd Trio and Lines Ballet collaborations. Burhoe appears on the soundtracks of the Academy Award-winning documentary Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004).