Four-time Grammy-winning tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was notably absent from the 67th Grammy Awards' 'In Memoriam' segment, ...

Hussain was a pioneer in the music world, and his unexpected death last year was a blow to his fans across the globe.

Flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia expressed disbelief at the news of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain's passing at 73. Chaurasia questioned how such a dedicated musician, who lived for his instrument ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died on Sunday in San Francisco, his management company confirmed. He was 73. Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the ...

Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain — who united musicians from diverse cultures and by doing so, shaped modern world music — died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 73. In a statement ...

(All quotes ... Zakir Hussain Qureshi was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) on March 9, 1951. He was 7 when he began rigorously studying music with his father, who had risen to prominence as the ...

The tabla master Zakir Hussain died yesterday. He shaped modern world music with the Indian hand drum that has a unique sound that dating back centuries. Hussain's talents bridged cultures and ...

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.

The tabla fell silent as Ustad Zakir Hussain (1951-2024), one of the greatest global ambassadors of Indian classical music, passed away on Monday (December 16, 2024) after a brief illness in San ...

Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain — who united musicians from diverse cultures and by doing so, shaped modern world music — died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 73. In a statement, his family said ...