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Zakir Hussain Death: Famous tabla player Zakir Hussain passed away, he was undergoing treatment in America

Zakir Hussain Death: Famous tabla player Zakir Hussain has passed away. His family members have given this information. He was undergoing treatment in a hospital in America. As soon as the news of his death was received, a wave of mourning spread in the music world. It is being told that he was ill for a long time.

Zakir Hussain Death: Famous tabla player Zakir Hussain has passed away. He was 73 years old. He was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco, America due to heart related problems. He breathed his last here. He was ill for a long time. He was undergoing treatment in America for this. His family has informed about his death on Monday. As soon as the news of his death came out, a wave of mourning ran in the music world. According to the information received from Hussain’s family, he died due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

He was admitted to the hospital for the last two weeks due to this disease. Later, when his condition worsened, he was shifted to the ICU. Where his health kept deteriorating further.

Zakir Hussain awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan

Zakir Hussain has received four Grammy Awards in his career. Three of which were received at the 66th Grammy Awards earlier this year. In his career spanning six decades, musician Zakir Hussain has worked with many famous international and Indian artists. Famous tabla player Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most famous classical musicians, was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Padma Vibhushan in 2023. Zakir Hussain is survived by his wife Antonia Minnecola, his two daughters Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi, his brothers Taufiq and Fazal Qureshi and his sister Khurshid. Zakir Hussain was born on 9 March 1951 in Mumbai. His father was the great tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha Qureshi. His mother’s name was Biwi Begum.

Zakir Hussain acted in films

Tabla player Zakir Hussain started spreading magic in the world of music with the sound of his tabla at the age of just 12. It is said that Zakir Hussain charged Rs 5 for his first performance. He also acted in films along with the tabla. Zakir Hussain worked in many films including ‘Saaz’, ‘Heat and Dust’. His most recent film ‘Monkey Man’ was released in 2024.

Shyamu Maurya
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