Zakir Hussain (musician)
Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha.[1] He is widely considered as one of the greatest tabla players of all time.[2]
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Background information | |
Born | (1951-03-09) 9 March 1951 (age 73) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music, jazz fusion, world music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Tabla |
Years active | 1963–present |
Labels | HMV |
Website | zakirhussain |
Honours | Padma Shri (1988), Padma Bhushan (2002), Padma Vibhushan (2023) |
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023, by the Government of India.[3][1][4] On 8 February 2009 for 51st Grammy Awards, Hussain won the Grammy in the Contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo.
He was also awarded the Govt of India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, Ratna Sadsya in 2018. In 1999, he was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians. Hussain has a total of 5 Grammy awards equalling the tallies of the late sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and the master conductor Zubin Mehta; they are all in top spot, incidentally, on the list of Indians with the most Grammy wins. He received 3 Grammy Awards in February 2024.[5][6]