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 ...

Zakir Hussain, the groundbreaking percussionist who helped bring the tabla and Indian classical music to the world stage, has died, his family said in a statement. He died, in a San Francisco hospital ...

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.

Mumbai: The passing of 73-year-old tabla legend Zakir Hussain on December 16 in San Francisco due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, signifies the conclusion of a significant ...

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LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) – In a celebration of classical music, the As We Speak India tour has been announced, featuring Grammy-winning icons Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer.

Photographer Dayanita Singh spent decades following and documenting the tabla maestro. Her intimate and hitherto unseen ...

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, renowned for globalizing Indian classical music, passed away at 73 due to a chronic lung condition. His family confirmed his passing, highlighting his impact as a musician ...

Marin’s own Zakir Hussain, who the Kennedy Center has hailed as “one of the greatest musicians of our time,” was reluctant to interrupt his concert season in his native India to make the 15-hour ...

"Everybody wants to play with Zakir. He's amazing..." The words were spoken by Herbie Hancock, one of many musicians who paid tribute to the great Indian tabla player and composer Zakir Hussain on the ...