But it was not meant to be. Zakir Hussain could have been young Salim in 'Mughal-e-Azam' His father, the tabla legend Alla Rakha, intervened and said his son was going to be a musician.

For Ajmal Raheem, another young professional percussionist from Kozhikode city, the way Zakir Hussain globalised tabla by assimilating it with various other popular genres continues to be the ...

Dr Avdhesh Bansal, a senior consultant in ... Author Sandhya Rao’s book, ‘Zakir and His Tabla’, traces the life of a young Zakir Hussain and his relationship with his father and mentor ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian ... a tabla master himself, Hussain learned to play from his father at a young age. Described in the statement as a "child prodigy," his professional career ...

By Jon Pareles Zakir Hussain, a percussionist and composer ... After playing on drums, pots and pans as a young child, Mr. Hussain officially became his father’s student at 7.

New Delhi (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical ...

Zakir Hussain ... The eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, Hussain was born in Mumbai. He began performing at a young age, accompanying some of India’s greatest musicians ...

Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain — who united musicians from diverse cultures and by doing so, shaped modern world music — died on Sunday in San Francisco. He was 73. In a statement ...

Zakir Hussain, the world-renowned Indian tabla maestro, was known for his unique ability to connect with artists across all types of musical genres like bluegrass, jazz and rock. “His instruments were ...