Category: Music

Ustad Zakir Hussain performs during the 100th birth anniversary of his father Ustad Alla Rakha, in Ahmedabad on December 10, 2019. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday (December 16, 2024). Hussain has received four Grammy Awards in his career, including...

Respected Justice S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court; President of The Music Academy Mr. N. Murali; Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S Sowmya, Sangita Kalanidhi Bombay Jayashri Ramanth, vice- presidents, secretaries, committee members of The Music Academy, artists of song and instrumental, practitioners of dance, and its accompanying arts, friends and connoisseurs of...

Rhythm and pulse are a part of us. The human body is a biological wonder that is in constant motion. And I do not mean just the sounds that one produces vocally. If you have undergone an ultrasound, or an echo-cardiogram, I am sure you would be fascinated that sound, pulse and rhythm are constantly...

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan has expressed grief over the demise of tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and said the country has lost one of its most beloved and cherished cultural icons.  “His extraordinary performance made him popular among classical purists and the broader audience, captivating all with his intense yet playful and engaging performances,” said...

Legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain passed away at a hospital in San Francisco due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement on Monday (December 16, 2024). He was 73. Hussain, widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation, is survived by his wife, Antonia Minnecola, and his...

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, during an interaction with The Hindu, in 2023 | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The tabla fell silent as Ustad Zakir Hussain (1951-2024), one of the greatest global ambassadors of Indian classical music, passed away on Monday (December 16, 2024) after a brief illness in San Francisco, California. A maestro who...

Ustad Zakir Hussain performs during the 100th birth anniversary of his father Ustad Alla Rakha, in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said on Monday (December 16, 2024). Hussain died due to complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to his family....

Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain performs during a concert. File. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU of a San Francisco hospital after experiencing heart related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia told PTI on Sunday (December 15, 2024). The 73-year-old US-based musician, who has taken...

File photo of Ustad Zakir Hussain | Photo Credit: PTI Renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away on Sunday (December 15, 2024) at the age of 73. The eldest son of legendary tabla player Allah Rakha, Hussain had followed in the footsteps of his father, becoming a marquee name in India and across the...

Pt. Nityanand Haldipur, the disciple of Annapoorna Devi, a reclusive musician, and the head of The Annapoorna Devi Foundation, Mumbai, was in Bengaluru recently (November 29, 2024) to confer the Gurumaa Annapoorna Devi Award to Vidushi Lalith J. Rao, senior exponent of the Agra gharana. In its earlier editions, the award was conferred upon musicians...