When Ustad Zakir Hussain looked back at his father Ustad Alla Rakha's tutelage "I was brought home and handed over to my father. He held me in his arms. The tradition was to whisper a prayer in ...

Qureshi, distinctly remembers the day Alla Rakha passed away in 2000. He recalls, "He was otherwise in good health, and only affected by small things that happen to someone of his age. He was 80. But ...

The Recording Academy took a moment during Sunday night’s 67th Grammy Awards to pay tribute to some of the musicians we lost ...

Hussain was a pioneer in the music world, and his unexpected death last year was a blow to his fans across the globe.

Thiruvananthapuram: The German cultural centre Goethe-Zentrum is organising a ‘jugalbandi' as a tribute to the late tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain .

The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time, Zakir Hussain is appreciated both ... Born in Mumbai, India, on 9 March 1951, Hussain learned tabla from his father, the great Ustad All Rakha ...

This Grammys snub sparked outrage among fans and musicians including renowned Indian singer and composer Adnan Sami, who ...