Zakir Hussain was the scion of Hindustani music’s greatest percussion dynasty, and as word of his unexpected death started circulating online, the outpouring of dismay resounded from just about every ...

Vidwan T.P. Vaidyanathan and his wife, Vidushi Indira, were disciples of Vidwan B.K. Padmanabha Rao, a senior musician and ...

Reflections on Raga in Indian Art’, introduced an insightful session led by violinist R.K. Shriramkumar and tambura-maker ...

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain was not just a master of his craft, but a lifetime student of music. He spoke of his tabla as a ...

Pune: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain may not have formally taught many students and took them under his wing. But his artistry was of such high level that thousands became his students and followers via ...

Hussain was loved not only by connoisseurs but also by lay listeners, in Indian and abroad. In this respect, he has no ...

New Delhi: His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic.

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso passed away on Dec 15 in the US at the age of 73. Here is a look at his ...

Musicians, Bollywood icons and politicians unite to honour the enduring legacy of the man who shaped world music ...

Hussain died from 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis', a lung disease, in a San Francisco hospital early Monday. He was 73 ...

Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla maestro, died in a San Francisco ICU while battling serious heart issues. Hussain made ...

For over half a century now, Kalasagaram has been organising Carnatic music concerts, classical-dance and theatre shows for ...