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A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, United States, his family said on Monday. He was 73. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Hussain......

He made 'innumerable' tablas for the Ustad

For Haridas Vhatkar, tabla making won't be the same again, as he mourns the passing away of his most celebrated customer, Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain, singer Hariharan, and......

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Music & business: What's the relation?

Have you ever thought of hot idlis for breakfast accompanied by German Riesling, or, say, vadas with Italian Campari? If that's a wild thought think of this: mixing Carnatic music with management.......

Video: Why did Ustad Amjad Ali Khan invite Karan Johar?

Glimspes from the launch of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's book, Master On Masters. Video: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com When a music maestro decides to write about 12 music icons of the twentieth century, you......

Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan pay tribute to 'Abbaji,' U Srinivas

Noted Indian musicians came together to pay tribute to Ustad Alla Rakha on his 15th death anniversary, by staging a grand performance at Shanmukhananda Hall, in Sion, central Mumbai. A look at......

Their master's voice

At his concerts, Ustad Zakir Hussain naturally has to be the star attraction. Even when he has performed with other distinguished musicians like cellist Yo Yo Ma and Grateful Dead drummer Mickey......

Perspectives from a legend

For Ustad Zakir Hussain, April 29 -- when he presents the final concert in his five-show Perspectives at Carnegie Hall, New York -- is very special. His father, the late Ustad Alla Rakha, would......

Carnegie Hall's tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan

When Ustad Vilayat Khan performed for the first time at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York a few years ago along with many Indian classical musicians, he was so overwhelmed that he announced......

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A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away

He made 'innumerable' tablas for the Ustad

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

Music & business: What's the relation?

Video: Why did Ustad Amjad Ali Khan invite Karan Johar?

Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan pay tribute to 'Abbaji,' U Srinivas

Their master's voice

Perspectives from a legend

Carnegie Hall's tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan

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