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Ustad Zakir Hussain News

Three-day festival to celebrate life, legacy of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain

Three-day festival to celebrate life, legacy of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain

Published 137 days ago

Nita Ambani dazzles in beautiful silk saree with massive gold necklace: See pics

Nita Ambani at Ustad Zakir Hussain's 75th birth anniversary celebrations.

Updated 146 days ago

Zakir bhai and I spoke through our eyes on stage: Taufiq Qureshi

Zakir Hussain (L); Taufiq Qureshi (R)

Updated 159 days ago

Maestro Forever: Ustad Zakir Hussain gets a soulful tribute

Zakir Hussain

Updated 230 days ago

Over 50 artistes to honour Zakir Hussain on first death anniversary

Aditya Kalyanpur, along with 50 other artistes will perform on the first death anniversary of Zakir Hussain

Published 236 days ago

Exclusive |Sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma speaks about his guru Pt Ravi Shankar

Sitarist-musician Rishab Rikhiram Sharma; (R) with his guru Pt Ravi Shankar (1920 to 2012) and Sukanya Shankar during his formative years.

Published 333 days ago

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia: “Playing the flute is like doing yoga”

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (Kerala Literature Festival)

Published 448 days ago

Harmonies Redefined–The Trailblazers series: Echoes of Rhythm – Taufiq Qureshi

Percussionist Taufiq Qureshi credits his mentors and family for being able to create a rich repertoire of work, which draws its influence from the North as well as the South Indian rhythm.

Updated 506 days ago

Ustad Zakir Hussain's brothers: With Zakir bhai gone, we feel like orphans now’

Taufiq Qureshi and Fazal Qureshi in an exclusive chat with HT City

Published 548 days ago

A Parsi, a Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu: Amitabh pays tribute to Indian icons

Amitabh Bachchan took to Instagram to express his views.

Published 577 days ago

Recap 2024| Gone but not forgotten: Celebs we lost this year

Gone but not forgotten

Published 583 days ago

Zakir Hussain a transformative force in world of global music: Taufiq Qureshi

Mumbai, India - Dec. 27, 2024: Late Ustad Zakir Hussain prayer meeting in his family members pay tribute they after his brother, son and students accompanied performance on occasion his family members, Javed Akhtar, Romu Mazumdar, Suresh Wadkar, Durga Bhagwat, Ahsaan, Loy, Devki Pandit, Ajay Pohankar with his wife Bhagyashri, Roop Kumar Rathore and state cultural minister, Ashish Shelar seen at Shanmukhanand Auditorium, King Circle, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, December 27, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated 584 days ago

Ratan Tata to Liam Payne, 10 deaths that shook the world in 2024

2024 was rollercoaster for a year and several public personalities died this year.

Updated 584 days ago

Zakir Hussain's family shares first post from his Instagram account after death

Zakir Hussain died last week due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Updated 589 days ago

Mumbai’s tryst with classical music

Among the brightest stars of the classical music tradition of Mumbai was Ustad Zakir Hussain, who died earlier this week. Simla House, Hussain’s home in Mumbai, was witness to over 50 years of this history. (Pradeep Bhatia/HT Archive)

Updated 591 days ago

Anuradha Pal: Zakir bhai helped me shine in a male-dominated space

Anuradha Pal with Ustad Zakir Hussain

Updated 591 days ago

Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav begins on soulful note

Ram Deshpande, an eminent vocalist from the Agra-Jaipur gharana mesmerised the audience on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 593 days ago

Tabla makers fondly recall Ustad Zakir Hussain's Kolkata connection, polite demeanour

Tabla makers fondly recall Ustad Zakir Hussain's Kolkata connection, polite demeanour

Updated 594 days ago

Ustad Zakir Hussain's last concert; music fam and friends pay homage to

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Published 594 days ago

AR Rahman says he, Zakir Hussain planned an album together: I regret not being…

AR Rahman dedicated posts on his social media platforms to Zakir Hussain.

Updated 595 days ago

Zakir Hussain was an institution in himself: Amjad Ali Khan

Zakir Bhai’s tabla playing was not just about technique; it was a language that spoke directly to the soul. (Rohit Chawla)

Updated 595 days ago

Music loses its beat: India’s iconic tabla ustad dies at 73

Zakir transcended boundaries and popularised the tabla, following the footsteps of Ustad Alla Rakha, his father and guru. (HT Archive)

Updated 595 days ago

‘Affable maestro’: Lucknow musicians pay tribute to Zakir Hussain

Ustad Zakir Hussain with Tarun Raj, former director of Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated 595 days ago

Papon remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain: 'A personal and musical loss'

Singer-songwriter Papon was due to collaborate with Ustad Zakir Hussain next year.

Published 595 days ago

I don’t consider Zakir an Indian musician, he was a global artiste: Violin maestro L Subramaniam

I don’t consider Zakir an Indian musician, he was a global artiste: Violin maestro L Subramaniam

Published 595 days ago

Remebering Zakir Hussain: Aditya Kalyanpur recalls shooting the Wah Taj ad

Aditya Kalyanpur recalled his fondest memories of Ustad Zakir Hussain, including the time they shot for the 'Wah Taj' ad.

Published 595 days ago

Zakir Hussain matlab tabla: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on Ustad's death

Ustad Zakir Hussain with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at his Vrindavan Gurukul ashram in Mumbai during the Anubhav concert on January 10, 2024

Updated 594 days ago

‘He made my life’: Zakir Hussain's tabla maker recalls memories of the legend

Mumbai: Haridas Vhatkar who used to make 'tabla' for Ustad Zakir Hussian, at his workshop in Mumbai on Monday.

Published 595 days ago

Remembering Zakir Hussain: When the maestro finally showed his face to the world

Ustad Zakir Hussain had become a household name after appearing in the ad for Taj Mahal tea.

Published 595 days ago

Exploring unknown facts about Ustad Zakir Hussain; secret marriage and more

Renowned tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away on December 15

Published 595 days ago

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