Hussain, who died Dec. 15 at age 73 in San Francisco of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, was regarded as the ...

Jamshedpur: A century-old musical instrument-making family from Andharjhor village on the city outskirts fondly remembers the ...

Zakir Hussain, a world-renowned tabla maestro, was described as a profound inspiration by fellow musician Shankar Mahadevan, ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died Sunday from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Zakir Hussain was the scion of Hindustani music’s greatest percussion dynasty, and as word of his unexpected death started circulating online, the outpouring of dismay resounded from just about every ...

His main instrument was the tabla ... many other traditional and modern instruments. Mr. Hussain’s work reached well beyond the Indian classical tradition to forge global musical hybrids.

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved ... the world of Indian classical music". Modi said he "brought the ...

the band helped American listeners appreciate sounds and instruments beyond Western music. Guitarist John McLaughlin (L) and ...

Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla maestro, died in a San Francisco ICU while battling serious heart issues. Hussain made ...

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.