Ustad Zakir Hussain
Legendary Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain Dies At 73
Legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain died on Sunday, 15 December in the United States. The renowned artist was admitted to hospital due to a severe health condition. As per the reports by news agency PTI, the artist's close friend, flautist Rakesh Chaurasia shared that the legendary tabla maestro was rushed to ICU following major heart related issues. At the time of his death, Hussain was 73 years old. According to the source, Ustad Zakir Hussain was dealing with blood pressure issues. He has also been receiving treatment for the same. It is disheartening to hear this news an | Click Here...
Ustad Zakir Hussain: The Tabla Maestro
Zakir Hussain, born on 9th March 1951 in Mumbai is the son of another Tabla expert Ustad Allah Rakha. With Tabla playing skills running through his veins there was no doubt that Zakir Hussain will make big in his future, but the unknown fact about Hussain Sahab is that in his childhood he was considered an unlucky child because of his fathers' ill health at his birth time. But later things changed as Zakir grew up. Since the age of 3, Zakir’s father used to wake him up at 3 am and vocally teach him many rhythms. Since the very young age, Zakir accompanied the Hindustani classical m | Click Here...