How Kolkata is a part of final Shakti album with Zakir Hussain, which releases in August

Grammy-winning producer Souvik Dutta takes My Kolkata behind the scenes of ‘Mind Explosion: 50th Anniversary Tour Live,’ the ...
Yahoo

Zakir Hussain Dies At 73: What Was His Cause Of Death?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer and tabla player Zakir Hussain, who’s credited with being pivotal in introducing Indian music to the world, has died. He ...
Hindustan Times

Ustad Zakir Hussain: How he popularised tabla and transcended musical boundaries

Tabla maestro and internationally acclaimed musician Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away in a San Francisco hospital on Sunday following multiple health issues, blurred global boundaries with his ...
Jazz

Remembering Zakir Hussain: Making Music

It is with great sadness that All About Jazz notes the passing of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Sunday, 15 December. He was 73. A virtuoso with few peers, ...
Capital Public Radio

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain explores the fusion of jazz and Indian classical music

Zakir Hussain is one of the world's most in demand percussionists. From his collaborations with jazz greats Charles Lloyd and Herbie Hancock to his explorations with the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, ...
PBS

Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan

Award-winning Play Like a Lion travels India to explore the origins and legacy of iconic Indian sarodist Ali Akbar Khan’s music—through the eyes of his son Alam. Carlos Santana, Grateful Dead’s Mickey ...