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    Zakir Hussain (musician) - Wikipedia

    • Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi (9 March 1951 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor. Widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation and one of the greatest percussionists of all time, he was known for bringing Indian classical music to a global audience. He was the eldest so… See more

    Born9 March 1951 · Bombay, Bombay State, India
    Died15 December 2024 (aged 73) · San Francisco, California, U.S.
    LabelsHMV
    GenresHindustani classical music · Jazz fusion · World music
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    Legendary tabla virtuoso and Shakti founder Zakir Hussain dies at 73 - NPR
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    Early life and education

    Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi was born on 9 March 1951 in present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to tabla master Alla Rakha Qureshi.
    Hussain started performing in concerts by the age of … See more

    Career

    Hussain played on George Harrison's 1973 album Living in the Material World and John Handy's 1973 album Hard Work. He also performed on Van Morrison's 1979 album Into the Music and Earth, Wind & Fire's 1983 album … See more

    Book

    Nasreen Munni Kabir compiled 15 interview sessions (each lasting about 2 hours) from 2016 to 2017 into the book Zakir Hussain: A Life in Music, which was published in 2018. The book takes the reader through Hussain's li… See more

    Personal life

    Hussain married Antonia Minnecola, a Kathak dancer and teacher, who was also his manager. They had two daughters, Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi. Anisa graduated from UCLA and is a film maker. Isabella is … See more

    Death and legacy

    Hussain died from complications arising due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in San Francisco, California, on 15 December 2024, at the age of 73.
    According to Neyaz Farooquee, he was one of the … See more

    Filmography

    • Heat and Dust (1983)
    • The Perfect Murder (1988)
    • Thanthu Vitten Ennai (1991 Tamil movie, cameo role)
    • Miss Beatty's Children (1992) … See more

    Soundtracks

    • In Custody (1993)
    • Little Buddha (1993)
    • Saaz (1998)
    • Vanaprastham (1999)
    • The Mystic Masseur (2001) … See more

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