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Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi (9 March 1951 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor. Widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation and one of the greatest percussionists of all time, [1] [2] [3] he was known for bringing Indian classical music to a global audience.
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 ...
The two collaborated on albums “Planet Drum” (1991) and “Global Drum Project” (2007), the latter of which won Hussain his first Grammy. “Zakir Hussain was my brother for over 50 years ...
He has been featured as a performing artiste on the 2009 Grammy Award-winning album Global Drum Project, Remember Shakti, Masters of Percussion and Summit. He collaborates with various classical artists for fusion concerts. [2]
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.
1] He was a part of the Masters of the Percussion tour alongside Zakir Hussain. [2] Kumar has also worked with Jonas Hellborg and V. Selvaganesh on their album Kali's Son [3] and with John McLaughlin on album Floating Point. [4] Kumar has also worked with various music directors in Hindi cinema, including A.R. Rahman, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and ...
Zakir Hussain, one of the world's greatest tabla players, has died at the age of 73. The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at a hospital in San ...
Diga is an album by the Diga Rhythm Band, a percussion-based music ensemble led by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and by Zakir Hussain. It was released by Round Records as a vinyl LP in 1976. It was remixed and released on CD by Rykodisc Records in 1988. [1] [2] [3]