To say that music was instilled in Ustad Zakir Hussain right from the moment he was born, won't be wrong. And credit goes to his father, tabla icon Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, popularly known as Alla ...

The music world is remembering Ustad Zakir Hussain not just for his extraordinary talent but also for the profound legacy of rhythm and devotion he inherited from his father, the legendary Ustad Alla ...

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Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away at 73 on December 15, was laid to rest on December 19 at Fernwood Cemetery, Mill Valley. Drummer Anandan Sivamani and ...

He introduced the tabla — a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music — to global audiences. Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical ...

AMRITSAR (ANI) – An Akhand Path, a continuous recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, was held at Amritsar’s Golden Temple on January 23 in memory of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. The ...

Zakir Hussain, the Grammy-winning Indian musician regarded as one of the world’s greatest tabla players, has died. His family revealed in a statement to press that Hussain died of pulmonary fibrosis, ...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music ...