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Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global ...

Zakir Hussain, whose "dancing fingers" made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a ...

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died NEW DELHI -- Zakir Hussain, one of India's most ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical ...

Meanwhile, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan described the tabla maestro a "beacon of India's rich musical heritage and a true custodian of classical traditions". "Ustad Zakir Hussain was ...

Zakir Hussain, the tabla maestro, percussionist, composer and even actor - a legend who was India's very own and yet belonged to the world died at a hospital in San Francisco. He was 73.