Zakir Hussain turned 70 on March 9th. In an unparalleled career, which began in earnest aged 7, the man widely acclaimed as the world's greatest tabla player has played with the giants of both Indian ...

It is with great sadness that All About Jazz notes the passing of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Sunday, 15 December. He was 73. A virtuoso with few peers, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Acclaimed global Indian music collective Berklee Indian Ensemble is releasing ...

MUMBAI – Music composer duo Salim-Sulaiman have released their new track ‘Shringaar’ as a tribute to the late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, with fellow composer and vocalist Shankar Mahadevan lending ...

George Harrison offered some life-changing advice when a young Zakir Hussain told the former Beatle he wanted to become the world’s first great rock drummer from India. In a word — well, two — ...

Like any classically trained musician from India, Zakir Hussain was intensively schooled in an ancient art and culture. Born into a musical family in Mumbai in 1951, he learned to play the tablas - a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X To watch tabla player Zakir Hussain perform is an exercise in humility. Each of his 10 fingers ...

Indian tabla player and musician Ustad Zakir Hussain achieved a historical win at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday by winning three Grammy awards. The tabla legend wins his first Grammy ...

NEW YORK, NY – The popular fusion group known for their raw talent, Shakti, has been nominated for Best Global Music Album – ‘This Moment.’ Shakti’s Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and flautist Rakesh ...

Shankar Mahadevan paid tribute to the late Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain during Ganeshotsav, performing 'Shringaar' with Salim-Sulaiman at his home. The song, a classical pop offering, features ...