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Zakir Hussain: Ustad Alla Rakha Whispered 'Prayer' In His Ear And A Tabla Maestro Was Born
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 ...
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Zakir Hussain's first lesson in rhythm: When Alla Rakha replaced prayers with Tabla beats
the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha. READ ALSO: When Ustad Zakir Hussain was born, his father did not murmur prayers but THIS beautiful thing in his ears According to an incident narrated by Zakir ...
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DYK Ustad Zakir Hussain Was Recited Rhythms Instead Of Prayers By Father Alla Rakha After Birth?
To say that music was instilled in Ustad Zakir Hussain right from the moment he was born, won't be wrong. And credit goes to his father, tabla icon Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, popularly known as ...
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We say tabla starts with 'A' for Alla Rakha and ends at 'Z' for Zakir Hussain: Rakesh Chaurasia
He was 73. Hussain was the son of all-time tabla great Ustad Alla Rakha. "We generally say that tabla starts from 'A' for Alla Rakha and ends at 'Z' for Zakir Hussain. I think everybody in the ...
Shankar Mahadevan pays tribute to Zakir Hussain on his birth anniversary: ‘Keep blessing us from above’
On the 74th birth anniversary of Zakir Hussain, fans and celebrities, including Shankar Mahadevan, paid heartfelt tributes to ...
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Ustad Zakir Hussain's Passes Away: The Life & Legacy Of 'Tsar Of Tabla' Whose Rhythms Resonate Through Time
It is to be noted that the arrival of Zakir Hussain was met with an unconventional welcome from his father, the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha. Eschewing traditional blessings, he cradled the infant ...
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Music by Zakir Hussain | Tribute to a legend
"The goal of the festival is to put percussion centrestage, which is what Zakir Hussain did his entire life. Zakir bhai ...