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Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain breathes his last

Online Desk

16 Dec 2024 11:34 AM

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, US, his family said on Monday. He was 73, NDTV reports.

Zakir Hussain died from complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks and was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after his condition deteriorated.

Regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation, Zakir Hussain is survived by his wife Antonia Minnecola and their daughters -- Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi.

Born on March 9, 1951, he was the son of legendary tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha.

The percussionist, one of India's most celebrated classical musicians, received the Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.

As news of Hussain's passing spread, messages of condolence poured in on social media.

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