Zakir Hussain passes away
Famous tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday. Zakir Hussain was 73 years old and was admitted in a hospital in America. Zakir Hussain’s health had deteriorated recently. After which he was admitted to the American city of San Francisco. Zakir Hussain breathed his last on Sunday during treatment here. Hussain’s friend and flute player Rakesh Chaurasia had informed about his hospitalization on Sunday. He told that the 73-year-old musician living in America was suffering from blood pressure problem. He said, ‘Hussain was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco last week due to heart problem.’
Zakir Hussain passes away
Zakir Hussain was awarded Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.
Zakir Hussain is a famous tabla player who was born on March 9, 1951 in Bombay (now Mumbai). His father Ustad Allah Rakha Khan was a famous tabla player of his time. He learned the art of playing tabla from his father. Ustad Zakir Hussain started playing tabla in concerts at the age of seven. He did his graduation from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Zakir completed his doctoral degree in music from the University of Washington. He collaborated with drummer Mickey Hart for Planet Drum in 1991, which won a Grammy Award. In later years, Hussain contributed to the soundtracks of several films. Zakir Hussain was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1991. He was also part of the team that composed the music for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is also the first Indian musician to be invited to the White House by former US President Barack Obama in 2016 to participate in the All-Star Global Concert. Zakir Hussain was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Padma Vibhushan in 2023 by the Government of India.
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