Zakir Hussain (musician)

Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi (9 March 1951 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and movie actor. He was known for playing classical Indian music. He was honored with the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship. Hussain has received seven Grammy Award nominations, with four wins, including three in 2024.^[1][2]

Zakir Hussain
Background information
Birth name	Zakir Allarakha Qureshi
Born	(1951-03-09)9 March 1951 Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra), India
Died	15 December 2024(2024-12-15) (aged 73) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Hindustani classical music, jazz fusion, world music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Tabla
Years active	1963–2024
Labels	HMV
Website	zakirhussain.com
Honours	Padma Shri (1988) Padma Bhushan (2002) Padma Vibhushan (2023) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1990)

Hussain died on 15 December 2024 at his home in San Francisco, California from problems caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 73.^[3]

References

1. "Ustad Zakir Hussain Wins three Grammy Awards in different categories". Bru Times News. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. "Without harmony, we are nothing: Zakir Hussain wins 3 Grammy awards". Hindustan Times. 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. "Zakir Hussain, Peerless Indian Tabla Player, Dies at 73". The New York Times. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

Other websites

Media related to Zakir Hussain at Wikimedia Commons

• His website
• Zakir Hussain on IMDb