Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has handed away. He was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco, USA after affected by coronary heart associated issues
Earlier within the day, journalist Pervaiz Alam shared the information of his hospitalization and wrote on social media, “Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tabla participant, percussionist, composer, former actor, and the son of legendary Tabla participant, Ustad Allah Rakha isn’t nicely. He’s being handled for severe illnesses in a San Francisco hospital, USA, knowledgeable his brother-in-law, Ayub Aulia… Aulia sahab has requested Zakir’s followers to wish for his speedy restoration.”
Zakir Hussain was born in 1951 to tabla participant Allah Rakha. Thought-about as one of many best on this subject, Hussain has been awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan. He additionally received the Grammy within the Modern World Music Album class in 2009 for his album International Drum Mission with Mickey Hart and Giovanni Hidalgo.
