Sometime in the 1970s, Zakir Hussain, a young and rising tabla virtuoso, was travelling solo to Benaras for a prestigious concert with the legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Worried ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain had performed at several shows in Lucknow and was remembered by artistes here as a person who respected everybody around him. The state capital’s music fraternity paid rich ...

Have you met Ustad Zakir Hussain? Do you have a memory or an anecdote you would like to share with us? Please mail [email protected] about your encounter with Ustadji and the impact he had on ...

The undated black-and-white picture shows the hands of Zakir, his wife Antonia Minnecola, and daughters Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi wrapped around each other. "Forever together in love (red ...

Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain has passed away at the age of 73 in San Francisco from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a statement from his family confirmed on Monday. He had been hospitalised for the ...

Shankar Mahadevan fondly remembered his Shakti bandmate, Zakir Hussain, describing him as a unique blend of musical knowledge, skill, and stage charisma. He highlighted how Hussain was a ...

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The death of Zakir Hussain left an irreplaceble void in the world of classical music. Celebrities across generations are mourning the maestro's death. Anup Jalota, who shared a close rapport with ...

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Every winter, from the late ’70s, a bus would set out from Calcutta carrying stalwarts of Indian classical music on a tour of India. For two months, they would visit big cities and small towns. This ...

Zakir Hussain, one of the most celebrated tabla virtuosos of all time, passed away at the age of 73 in San Francisco due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The news of ...