Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who died in a San Francisco-based hospital after suffering from a chronic lung disease, was laid to rest on Thursday. Hussain, the son of the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha, revolutionised the instrument, taking it beyond the confines of classical music to other forms, including jazz and Western classical. In the 1990s, the tabla maestro became …
The world of Indian classical music mourns the loss of an unparalleled maestro, Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away earlier today. He was an institution, a guiding light, someone we all looked up to not just for his music but for the kind of human being he was.” Aditya fondly recalled the day he first met the maestro on the …
The world mourns the loss of Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away in San Francisco on Monday at the age of 73 due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A pioneer of Indian classical music, Zakir was not only celebrated for his virtuosity on the tabla but also for his role in one of India’s most memorable Filmed in the …
