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He was a creator through his riyaz, a sustainer through global collaborations in jazz and fusion music, and a preserver through ‘truly Indic work’—particularly sangat and solo performances on the ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain’s death has left the world in shock. Here, his family-like-friends from the fraternity talk about the bond they shared with the legend. After being hospitalised for over a ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the cult figure of Hindustani music, breathed his last in the United States yesterday. His unexpected demise has cast a spell of gloom on the world of music. Every music lover ...

It isn’t often that a percussionist finds life in the intricacies of punctuation. Its pauses mostly remain the preserve of literature. Tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain, whose tenacity went beyond ...

Union Minister Amit Shah offered his condolences on Monday over the demise of the tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Taking to social media X (formerly Twitter), Mr Shah wrote in his post that ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso, took his last breath on December 15, Sunday, in San Francisco at the age of 73. Bollywood celebrities and prominent figures from various fields ...

For the music world Ustad Zakir Hussain was a tabla maestro and five time Grammy Award winner, who set new benchmarks with his innovation. His charming and smiling face with an eye for perfection will ...

That performance didn’t just showcase his virtuosity, it revealed the essence of why he was the Ustad. Zakir Hussain, a child prodigy and the foremost disciple of his father, Ustad Allarakha, Hussain ...

Claim: The video shows Ustad Zakir Hussain playing the tabla along with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Fact: The claim is false. The tabla player in the video is Ustad Tari Khan. Hyderabad: Renowned tabla ...

In the wake of renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain's passing, celebrated singer Anup Jalota has fondly recalled their shared memories. Ustad Zakir Hussain, who succumbed to idiopathic pulmonary ...

Legendary classical music maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, a towering figure in Indian classical music, has passed away at the age of 73. The world has lost a genius, a man whose rhythmic magic ...