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When I first met my Guru, Ustad Zakir Hussain (Zakirbhai as I fondly called him), I was just five years old. My family had organised a musical programme of Pandit Jasraj and Ustad Zakir Hussain to honour the memory of my maternal grandmother, Sarojben Vyas. Backstage, I wandered into the green room, captivated by the…
Throughout his career, Zakir Hussain collaborated with many iconic names. New Delhi: The world of music is mourning Ustad Zakir Hussain, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential tabla players of all time. The legendary musician died due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. The news was confirmed by Jon…
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Zakir Hussain was hospitalised for two weeks before his death. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid condolences to tabla maestro Zakir Hussain who died at the age of 73 in a San Francisco hospital on Monday. PM Modi described Ustad Husain as someone who “revolutionised” Indian classical music. “Deeply saddened by the passing…
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Zakir Hussain is the eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha. Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legend known for his ‘dancing fingers’, died at 73 in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was suffering from complications caused by a chronic lung disease, his family said in a statement. “He leaves behind…
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Mumbai-born Zakir Hussain passed away at a hospital in San Francisco on Monday. Mumbai: Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument’s rhythms into his ears when asked to recite prayers. Mumbai-born Zakir Hussain passed away at a…
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Zakir Hussain was 73. New Delhi: His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. Zakir Hussain was the maestro of tabla, percussionist, composer and even actor – a legend who was India’s very own and yet belonged to the world. Hussain died from ‘idiopathic pulmonary…
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Zakir Hussain died today in the US at 73. The magic of his dexterous fingers on tabla echoed through the world of music, both Indian classical and jazz, transcending genres and borders. Rightfully considered one of India’s best percussionists, Zakir Hussain died today in the US at 73, leaving behind an irreparable void in the…
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New Delhi: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday. Hussain died due to complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to his family. He was 73. He had been hospitalised for the last two weeks and was later taken to the ICU as his condition…
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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, battling heart-related problems, died at a US hospital today. He was 73. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said he was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco. “Zakir Hussain, the peerless North Indian tabla player, favors an impish strain of virtuosity. He’s a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to…
Zakir Hussain, the peerless tabla player and multiple Grammy award winner, is critical and in a US hospital over serious heart-related ailments, his family said on Sunday. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said the artist he has been in a San Francisco hospital for the last two weeks. “My brother is deeply ill at this time….
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