But Zakir owed his talent to his father who was a devout worshipper of Goddess Saraswati. Once, during an interview, Zakir Hussain remembered how his father on his birth, did not utter azaan ...
The Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on Decembe 15 ... this was the first mixed marriage. So more than my father, it was my mother who had a tough time with it. It was very difficult ...
In an interview, Hussain revealed how his father whispered a prayer in his ear when he was born. He further shared that he believed that is how the Tabla player in him was born. When Ustad Zakir ...
To say that music was instilled in Ustad Zakir Hussain right from the moment he was born, won't be wrong. And credit goes to his father, tabla icon Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, popularly known as ...
For tabla maestro Pt Yogesh Samsi, the weekend has been busy. A solo recital in Mumbai at the joint barsi of Ustad Amir ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most ... In an interview that was shared widely on social media in India, Hussain says his father welcomed him into the world after he was born ...
Zakir Hussain was born on March 9 ... He also learned to play the mridang (classical percussion instrument) from his father at the age of 3 and began performing at concerts by the age of 12.
Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished ... and was taught how to play the instrument by his father at the age of 7. He was touring by age 12. In an interview that was shared widely ...
Zakir Hussain was pivotal in Ramnath’s transformation ... He gave his life to music as his father did before him. Here was an artist who became the music, he embodied tabla to the point that ...
Indian music fans called out the Grammy organisers for excluding Ustaad Zakir Hussain from the In Memoriam section at the 67th awards ceremony.
Obituary: Zakir Hussain, Hindustani scion extended reach ... Hussain was taught tabla, or Indian hand drumming, from the age of 7 by his father, Alla Rakha, also a tabla virtuoso and accompanist ...
Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain, widely regarded among the greatest ... and started learning the tabla from a young age from his father Ustad Allah Rakha, who was also a famous tabla player.