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Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha . [ 1 ] He is widely considered as one of the greatest tabla players of all time.
Zakir Hussain was born famous as he is the son of Ustad Allah Rakha, a renowned tabla player. Quite naturally, he was inclined towards Tabla since a very young age. Zakir was a child prodigy and started touring to perform at concerts by the time he was just twelve.
Zakir Hussain honored with the Padma Vibhushan Award by the Government of India. Zakir Hussain is the 2022 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. Zakir Hussain receives the Aga Khan Music Award in Oman on October 29, 2022. Zakir has received the Downbeat Critics’ Poll Best Percussionist Award for both 2020 and 2021.
Dr. Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the 3rd president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Born in Hyderabad in an Afridi Pashtun family, Husain completed his schooling in Etawah and went on to study at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College , Aligarh and the University of Berlin from where he ...
In 2016, Zakir Hussain was amongst few legendary musicians, who were invited by President Obama for the ‘All-Star Global Concert’ at the White House. He is a founding member of ‘World Music Supergroup’ and also a visiting professor at Stanford University in the department of music.
- Zakir Hussain Qureshi
- in kilograms-70 kgin pounds-154 lbs
- Indian Classical Musician (Tabla Maestro)
Movement 1 – Theka. For tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain, who will turn 73 this month, the decision to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on February 4th was taken at the last minute. Both he and guitarist John McLaughlin, who had co-founded the Indo-jazz fusion group Shakti in 1973, had other commitments.
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Jan 23, 2021 · Zakir Hussain learned from the best — his father, Allah Rakha, was a tabla legend. But Hussain's career really took off when he started working with the rock musicians he grew up admiring.
