Zakir Hussain breathed his last at the age of 73 | Image: X
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday. Hussain died due to complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement. He was 73. As per PTI, He had been hospitalised for the last two weeks and was later taken to the ICU after his condition deteriorated. Bigwigs from the world of politics and entertainment have mourned the demise of the Tabla maestro.
Zakir Hussain breathed his last at a San Francisco hospital at the age of 73. Hussain, who is regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation, is survived by his wife, Antonia Minnecola and his daughters, Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi. Born on March 9, 1951, he is the son of legendary tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha. Apart from four Grammys, Hussain was the recipient of countless awards and honours, including Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the USA’s National Heritage Fellowship and Officier in France’s Order of Arts and Letters.
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