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16-12-2024, 08:04 PM
[Zakir Hussain, one of the world's greatest
tabla players, has died at the age of 73.
The Indian classical music icon died of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco,
his family said in a statement.
Hussain was a four-time Grammy award winner
and has received the Padma Vibhushan,
India's second-highest civilian award.
Through his performances, he transformed the
tabla into a globally loved solo instrument that
was the star of the show.
The tabla - a pair of drums used
in Indian classical music - was historically
viewed as an accompaniment
to the main performance.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2exzm9r043o
He played with British Rock Jazz Guitarist
John McLaughlin
in a special band in the late 1970's.
And with George Harrison.
Among many others.
He will be missed
tabla players, has died at the age of 73.
The Indian classical music icon died of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,
a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco,
his family said in a statement.
Hussain was a four-time Grammy award winner
and has received the Padma Vibhushan,
India's second-highest civilian award.
Through his performances, he transformed the
tabla into a globally loved solo instrument that
was the star of the show.
The tabla - a pair of drums used
in Indian classical music - was historically
viewed as an accompaniment
to the main performance.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2exzm9r043o
He played with British Rock Jazz Guitarist
John McLaughlin
in a special band in the late 1970's.
And with George Harrison.
Among many others.
He will be missed