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2024’s greatest losses: A year of farewells to luminaries across music, cinema, politics, sports and the arts

The year 2024 has been marked by the loss of remarkable individuals across diverse fields, including music, cinema, politics, sports, and the arts. Legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who revolutionized Indian classical music, was among the notable figures we lost this year. The realm of politics was also touched by loss with the passing of renowned leaders like K. Natwar …

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Goodbye, Zakir bhai. You will forever remain our guiding light

The Hindu

The master-percussionist made the tabla his own in a way that the modest drum set meticulously followed his instructions and was ever willing to roll out his experiments. Zakir bhai pulled us out of our allotted space behind the main artistes in a kutcheri and placed us alongside international stars in cross-genre ensembles. Two years later, I was part of …

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

India Today

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 …

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Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco, drummer Anandan Sivamani pays tribute at final tites | WATCH

India TV News

New York: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was laid to rest in San Francisco on Thursday. Hussain, the son of the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha, revolutionised the instrument, taking it beyond the limits of classical music to other forms, including jazz and Western classical. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and the global music community," the PM wrote on …

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Zakir Hussain: Legacy of a Global Music Revolutionary

The Hindu

Published : Dec 18, 2024 14:46 IST - 12 MINS READ A musical titan bowed out too early. Son of the legendary tabla player Allarakha, who was internationally famous for his partnership with the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, Zakir grew up with the music of some of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music. If Allarakha, along with his two …

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Did you know Zakir Hussain could have been young Salim in Dilip Kumar-Madhubala starrer 'Mughal-e-Azam'?

Firstpost

Hussain died at a San Francisco hospital on Monday due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease. It was around the same time that he met director K Asif on the sets of “Mughal-e-Azam” for what was almost an audition for the role of the young Prince Salim. The tabla maestro recalled his early brush with the …

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HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Hindustan Times

Hindustani classical music is unthinkable without the tabla and its varying tempo of beats. In the devotional music of all three major religions as well as Sufi and Bhakti sects, the tabla is what often enables transcendence, its beats grounding the devotee in prayer and ‘dhyan’. Since then, the tabla has reigned supreme and has steadily risen in social prestige, …

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Ustad Zakir Hussain's last concert, Shakti's big loss – music fam and friends pay homage to the late tabla legend

Hindustan Times

After being hospitalised for over a month, and in the ICU for two weeks, Ustad Zakir Hussain died in San Francisco from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an official statement from his family confirmed on Monday. This is a personal loss for me.” Rakesh Chaurasia Ustad Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia “As a kid, I would watch Zakir bhai play with Pandit …

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AR Rahman shares he, Zakir Hussain planned an album together: ‘I regret not being able to collaborate with him as much…’

Hindustan Times

The death of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain has shocked the entire country. May his family and his countless students worldwide find the strength to bear this immense loss #ZakirHussain.” Zakir, who had been battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, was a towering figure in Indian classical music and one of the most recognized percussionists worldwide. Taking …

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Wah, Ustad! Kerala film fest throbs with tributes to Zakir Hussain

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away on Monday, shared a unique bond with Kerala. On Monday, the 29th edition paid rich tributes to the master with ‘Wah, Ustad’ posters put up during screenings. His music did justice to the film’s themes of identity, art and struggle, more than any words could have achieved. He also recalled Zakir’s …

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Zakir Hussain: A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos

The Hindu

A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos, Ustad Zakir Hussain blazed a trail when he carved evocative stories out of the percussive sound of the humble drum set creating music to bind a fractious world in harmony. By 19, Mr. Hussain was teaching at the University of Washington before joining Ustad Ali Akbar Khan’s music college in San Francisco where …

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DC Edit | Zakir Hussain’s grand musical legacy

Deccan Chronicle

As news about the legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain flitted between hope and despair, prompting prayers and tributes, what stood out was how everyone began recalling his music as a divine force that would see it defy human mortality. The emptiness of the unfillable void left by the pioneer of fusion music will feel crushing with relief coming in the …

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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, on & off the stage

Hindustan Times

An angelic presence has gone from our lives and I am grappling with that loss. People say Zakir carried forward the legacy of his illustrious father, Ustad Allahrakha Khan saab but I believe he did much more than that — he elevated tabla-playing to heights never scaled before. And though Zakir occasionally bunked school to watch a movie or play …

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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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Papon remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain: 'A personal and musical loss'

Hindustan Times

The world of music has been left reeling after the passing of tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, who succumbed to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 73. Singer-songwriter Papon was due to collaborate with Ustad Zakir Hussain next year. The anticipation of working alongside a legend like Hussain made the loss even more poignant for Papon, who …

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I don’t consider Zakir an Indian musician, he was a global artiste: Violin maestro L Subramaniam

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru, Violin maestro L Subramaniam, a long-time collaborator of Ustad Zakir Hussain, said the late tabla maestro was one of those rarest of rare musicians who was at home with every genre of music. “Be it classical, jugalbandi or global music, he not only found his way, but also created his own path,” said Subramaniam. The violin maestro said when …

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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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With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey

Hindustan Times

A baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha’s house the day his wife delivered their first son. Upon hearing of Hussain passing away, I was reminded of a tribute by American drummer-musician Dave Grohl to John Bonham, one of western percussion’s all-time greats: “John Bonham played the drums like someone who didn’t know what was going to happen next — like …

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Ustad Zakir Hussain’s ’devout Muslim’ father, a Saraswati devotee, refused to chant Islamic prayer for his son

Live Mint

The late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain once shared a fascinating story about his father, Ustad Alla Rakha, and his unique way of worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and music. Zakir mentioned that his father, a devout Muslim, considered his rhythms as prayers, saying, “I am a devotee of Goddess Saraswati and Lord Ganesh.” Zakir further shared how his …

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‘Like Tendulkar is for cricket, Zakir Hussain was for classical music’: Late maestro’s Wah Taj student Aditya Kalyanpur

Hindustan Times

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 …

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Maharashtra leaders condole Zakir Hussain’s death

The Hindu

Several leaders from Maharashtra condoled the death of table maestro Zakir Hussain in a hospital in San Francisco on Monday morning. “The passing away of Ustad Zakir Hussain, the talented musician and tabla player who spread the rich treasure of Indian classical music across the oceans with both hands, is a loss to the entire musical world,” he said. “Hussain …

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When Ustad Zakir Hussain wanted to run away from home; 'I wanted to wear jeans, wanted to make a million dollars'

Hindustan Times

With the passing of Ustad Zakir Hussain, the world bids farewell to a maestro who redefined the tabla and brought Indian classical music to global prominence. Zakir Hussain's mother did not want him to pursue music In a candid 1998 interview with Simi Garewal, Zakir Hussain revealed that his mother, Bavi Begum, had envisioned a different path for him—one away …

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Zakir Hussain: Indian classical music legend dies aged 73

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s most transcendent musicians, …

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2024’s greatest losses: A year of farewells to luminaries across music, cinema, politics, sports and the arts

Goodbye, Zakir bhai. You will forever remain our guiding light

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco, drummer Anandan Sivamani pays tribute at final tites | WATCH

Zakir Hussain: Legacy of a Global Music Revolutionary

Did you know Zakir Hussain could have been young Salim in Dilip Kumar-Madhubala starrer 'Mughal-e-Azam'?

HistoriCity: A note on the tabla, maestro Zakir Hussain’s choice of instrument

Ustad Zakir Hussain's last concert, Shakti's big loss – music fam and friends pay homage to the late tabla legend

AR Rahman shares he, Zakir Hussain planned an album together: ‘I regret not being able to collaborate with him as much…’

Wah, Ustad! Kerala film fest throbs with tributes to Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain: A global citizen rooted in Indian ethos

DC Edit | Zakir Hussain’s grand musical legacy

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

Ustad, on & off the stage

Ustad was forever in awe of Hyderabad’s cultural resonance

Papon remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain: 'A personal and musical loss'

I don’t consider Zakir an Indian musician, he was a global artiste: Violin maestro L Subramaniam

Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey

Ustad Zakir Hussain’s ’devout Muslim’ father, a Saraswati devotee, refused to chant Islamic prayer for his son

‘Like Tendulkar is for cricket, Zakir Hussain was for classical music’: Late maestro’s Wah Taj student Aditya Kalyanpur

Maharashtra leaders condole Zakir Hussain’s death

When Ustad Zakir Hussain wanted to run away from home; 'I wanted to wear jeans, wanted to make a million dollars'

Zakir Hussain: Indian classical music legend dies aged 73