Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन, Urdu: زاکِر حسین), (born 9 March 1951), is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and soundtrack composer.
Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha. He attended St. Michael's High School in Mahim, and graduated from St Xaviers, Mumbai.
Hussain was a child prodigy, and was touring by the age of twelve. He went to the United States in 1970, embarking on ...
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Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन, Urdu: زاکِر حسین), (born 9 March 1951), is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and soundtrack composer.
Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha. He attended St. Michael's High School in Mahim, and graduated from St Xaviers, Mumbai.
Hussain was a child prodigy, and was touring by the age of twelve. He went to the United States in 1970, embarking on an international career which includes more than 160 concert dates a year. He has composed and recorded many albums and soundtracks, and has received widespread recognition as a composer for his many ensembles and collaborations.
Hussain is a founding member of Bill Laswell's 'World Music Supergroup' Tabla Beat Science.
Hussain participates in the Silk Road collaborative musical project. He teaches Tabla to advanced students in both San Francisco and Mumbai. Zakir participates in the Global Drum Project with percussionists from around the...
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