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 ...

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 ...

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 ... 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 ...

Pictures by Subhendu Chaki Zakir Hussain is playing a game of cards on the floor of a bus with a very young Rashid Khan. V.G. Jog is laughing hard. Ajay Chakraborty is shaving Shujaat Khan. Vijay ...

Legendary Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has died at the age of 73 on Sunday (Dec 15) in the United States. He died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in ...

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 ...

Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73. Hussain died Sunday afternoon in San ...