Zakir Hussain is the son of the legendary tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha. "My uncle Zakir Hussain is very much alive, and we would ask the news media not to post misinformation. We ask for prayers ...

Born on March 9, 1951, in Mumbai, Zakir Hussain was the son of tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha. He demonstrated extraordinary talent from a young age, performing with India’s greatest classical ...

While Punjab gharana’s Ustad Allah Rakha, a huge name in the field of percussion ... organised by his Delhi-based son Charanjeet Chatur Lal and his family, Ustad Zakir Hussain said, “His (Chatur Lal’s ...

In a career that spanned over six decades, Zakir Hussain worked with not just India’s musical stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan but also legends like George Harrison ...

Condolence messages poured in on Sunday evening after reports said that tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away following hospitalisation due to heart related problems. The renowned tabla ...

Biographies on musicians are more common, with books written on Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, M.S. Subbulakshmi, M. Balamurali Krishna, Pt. Ravi Shankar and ...

The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), High Commission of India, Dhaka, paid a musical tribute to tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain on Wednesday. The event was a heartfelt tribute to his ...