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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. [2]
Fast Facts. Date of Birth: 9 March, 1951. Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra. Birth Name: Zakir Hussain Qureshi. Profession: Tabla player, music producer, film actor and composer. Instruments: Tabla, Pakhawaj. Spouse: Antonia Minnecola. Children: Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi. Father: Ustad Allarakha Qureshi. Mother: Bavi Begum.
Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi. [1] Wiki/Biography. Zakir Hussain was born as Zakir Hussain Alla Rakha Qureshi on Friday, 9 March 1951 ( age 72 years; as of 2023) in Bombay (now Mumbai). His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the third president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969.
Apr 30, 2024 · Zakir Husain (born Feb. 8, 1897, Hyderabad, India—died May 3, 1969, New Delhi) was an Indian statesman, the first Muslim to hold the largely ceremonial position of president of India. His fostering of secularism was criticized by some Muslim activists.
He will turn 73 in March and he has just won three Grammys. But that is not going to slow down the maestro. Ustad Zakir Hussain is as busy with his Hindustani classical and fusion projects as he was when he started his career nearly six decades ago.
The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time, Zakir Hussain is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon and one of the world’s most esteemed and influential musicians.
Mar 20, 2014 · Zakir Hussain earned worldwide and cross-genre acclaim as a virtuoso on the tabla, the Indian percussion instrument on which his father, the late Ustad Alla Rakha, accompanied the late sitar master Ravi Shankar on world tours.
Zakir Hussain voted the 2023 DownBeat Critics Poll “Percussionist of the Year”
Zakir Hussain, a leading tabla player of Hindustani (North Indian classical) music since the late 20th century, opened up a new musical world beyond the framework of traditional Indian music by collaborating with musicians of various genres worldwide.
