Zakir Hussain (musician)
Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer (1951–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Birth name | Zakir Allarakha Qureshi |
| Born | 9 March 1951 Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra), India |
| Died | 15 December 2024 (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 |
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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]
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