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Music loses its beat: India’s iconic tabla ustad dies at 73
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Music loses its beat: India’s iconic tabla ustad dies at 73

Hindustan Times  

Tabla maestro and internationally acclaimed musician Ustad Zakir Hussain, who died in a San Francisco hospital on Sunday following multiple health issues including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, blurred global boundaries with his deep knowledge of music and immaculate sense of performance. “It was the nation’s good fortune that Zakirbhai chose the tabla,” said Mandar Karnik, a tabla player and an ardent …

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Ustad was forever in awe of Hyderabad’s cultural resonance
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Ustad was forever in awe of Hyderabad’s cultural resonance

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away on Thursday, shared a profound connection with Hyderabad, a city he often hailed for its cultural resonance. Pandit Jasraj and his brother Pandit Maniram have also etched their music in the minds of music connoisseurs of the city”, Ustad Zakir Hussain said in a conversation with Deccan Chronicle in January …

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Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
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Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

Hindustan Times  

As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy. At 12, he performed with his father before an audience that included masters such as Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and Ravi Shankar. Like all great musicians, Ustad Zakir Hussain was sure of his genius, but as a refined percussionist, he took care …

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Zakir Hussain's beats of ecstasy: From India Today Magazine archives (1988)
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Zakir Hussain's beats of ecstasy: From India Today Magazine archives (1988)

India Today  

For nearly five decades Alla Rakha has mesmerised audiences the world over with his consummate mastery of rhythms and beats. "I am sure," says Alla Rakha, "that Zakir heard the tabla and knew what it was when he was in his mother’s womb.’’ Zakir has no such prenatal memories. "I knew he’d play the tabla even before he was born," …

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Ustad Zakir Hussain: How he popularised tabla and transcended musical boundaries
1 week ago

Ustad Zakir Hussain: How he popularised tabla and transcended musical boundaries

Hindustan Times  

Tabla maestro and internationally acclaimed musician Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away in a San Francisco hospital on Sunday following multiple health issues, blurred global boundaries with his deep knowledge of music and immaculate sense of performance. The eldest son of Ustad Allah Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain was seven when he performed at a public concert in Bombay, and by …

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in San Francisco after heart related issues
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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in San Francisco after heart related issues

Live Mint  

Legendary tabla player Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU of a hospital in San Francisco after experiencing heart related issues, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia said on Sunday. "He has been admitted to a hospital in San Francisco for a heart related problem for the last two weeks," Bachani said. The Tabla maestro, the eldest son of …

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Zakir Hussain: The tabla maverick who made the world go 'Wah, ustad'
1 week, 2 days ago

Zakir Hussain: The tabla maverick who made the world go 'Wah, ustad'

India Today  

Indian-American tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at the age of 73 hours after he was admitted to a San Francisco-based hospital with heart-related problems earlier in the day. Renowned flautist Rakesh Chaurasia shared an update on the health of his close friend Hussain, also a legendary percussionist, soon after he was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit. Ustad Zakir Hussain, …

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Ustad Zakir Hussain to receive Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award
11 months, 1 week ago

Ustad Zakir Hussain to receive Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award

Hindustan Times  

Ustad Zakir Hussain will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award on January 17 at an event called Haazri in Mumbai. All praise for the late classical vocalist, a torchbearer of the Rampur Sahaswan Gharana, Hussain says, “I feel Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan is one of the great unsung heroes of Indian classical music. So, this …

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In a rare concert, Amjad Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain to promote global peace, harmony
2 years ago

In a rare concert, Amjad Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain to promote global peace, harmony

The Hindu  

In a rare meeting of maestros, Amjad Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain will perform together after more than a decade on Wednesday at a concert at New Delhi’s Siri Fort Auditorium. “We thought that after the pandemic, the world would learn from its mistakes but the Russia-Ukraine war shows that it hasn’t.” Mr. Khan added that music is a therapy …

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