It is said that Hussain’s father Ustad Allah Rakha would whisper various tabla beats into his son’s ears while he was asleep. As Zakir grew up, he would skip the riyaaz (practice) schedule and ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tabla player, percussionist, composer and former actor is no more. Reportedly, he breathed his last in a hospital in San Franciso, California after being admitted there for ...

The 73-year-old legendary musician, son of the iconic tabla virtuoso Ustad Allah Rakha, has been unwell for a while, which is why some of his upcoming concerts were also called off.