Tributes to Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain

Remembering tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, a collection of photos from ‘The Tribune’ archives

Four-time Grammy winner tabla legend Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away at the age of 73. Born on March 9, 1951, the son of legendary tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha was the greatest tabla player of the Punjab Gharana. A collection of photos from ‘The Tribune’ archives

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Updated At : 06:39 PM Dec 16, 2024 IST

Mumbai: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain (L), vocalist Pt. Shaunak Abhisheki (C) and Flautist Pandit Ronu Muzumdar during 'Swaranjali' concert, at Nehru Center, in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo
Kolkata: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a live concert during 'Swara Samrat Festival 2019-2020', in Kolkata, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Kolkata: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a fusion concert 'Shakti', in Kolkata, Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, 2020. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain perform during a music concert , organised by ustad Vilayat Khan Music Foundation at Modren School Barakhamba Road in New Delhi on Monday night. PTI Photo
Kolkata: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a concert during the 10th edition of 'Swara Samrat Festival', in Kolkata, Friday , Dec. 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)
Mumbai: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and wife Antonia Minnecola before receiving Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)
Kolkata: Indian tabla legend Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at the 'Swara Samrat Festival 2023-24', in Kolkata, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (PTI Photo)
Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Ustad Zakir Hussain, singer Hariharan, and Flute maestro, Hari Prasad Chaurasia share a light moment ahead of the live concert "Haazri" at Shanmukhanand Auditorium, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
Kolkata: Noted santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performing in a live concert 'Swara Samrat Festival-2016', dedicated to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, in Kolkata on Saturday night. PTI Photo
Kolkata, Jan 24 (ANI): Guitarist John McLaughlin and tabla player Zakir Hussain during Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet at Victoria Memorial Hall, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
Mumbai, Feb 27 (ANI): Ustad Zakir Hussain with sitarist Pandit Kartick Kumar during the Vasantotsav 2023 organized by Ajivasan, a musical academy, at Ajivasan Building, Santacruz, in Mumbai on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
Tabla-legend Zakir Hussain(c) performs along with brother Fazal Qureshi (R) and Ajay Joglekar during the concluding day of Satguru Jagjit Singh Sangeet Sammelan at Bhaini Sahib. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan Gurvinder's story
File photo; Sikh preacher Nirmal Singh Khalsa (left)with zakir hussain at Golden Temple in Amritsar photo vishal kumar
File photo - Tribune
Mumbai: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain (L) and Flute Genius Pandit Ronu Muzumdar perform at 'Swaranjali' at Nehru Center, in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo(PTI1_6_2017_000042B)

Remembering tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, a collection of photos from ‘The Tribune’ archives

Tribune News Service

Mumbai: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain (L), vocalist Pt. Shaunak Abhisheki (C) and Flautist Pandit Ronu Muzumdar during 'Swaranjali' concert, at Nehru Center, in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a live concert during 'Swara Samrat Festival 2019-2020', in Kolkata, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a fusion concert 'Shakti', in Kolkata, Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, 2020. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain perform during a music concert , organised by ustad Vilayat Khan Music Foundation at Modren School Barakhamba Road in New Delhi on Monday night. PTI Photo

Kolkata: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at a concert during the 10th edition of 'Swara Samrat Festival', in Kolkata, Friday , Dec. 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and wife Antonia Minnecola before receiving Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata: Indian tabla legend Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at the 'Swara Samrat Festival 2023-24', in Kolkata, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai, Jan 18 (ANI): Ustad Zakir Hussain, singer Hariharan, and Flute maestro, Hari Prasad Chaurasia share a light moment ahead of the live concert "Haazri" at Shanmukhanand Auditorium, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Kolkata: Noted santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain performing in a live concert 'Swara Samrat Festival-2016', dedicated to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, in Kolkata on Saturday night. PTI Photo

Kolkata, Jan 24 (ANI): Guitarist John McLaughlin and tabla player Zakir Hussain during Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet at Victoria Memorial Hall, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Mumbai, Feb 27 (ANI): Ustad Zakir Hussain with sitarist Pandit Kartick Kumar during the Vasantotsav 2023 organized by Ajivasan, a musical academy, at Ajivasan Building, Santacruz, in Mumbai on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Tabla-legend Zakir Hussain(c) performs along with brother Fazal Qureshi (R) and Ajay Joglekar during the concluding day of Satguru Jagjit Singh Sangeet Sammelan at Bhaini Sahib. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan Gurvinder's story

File photo; Sikh preacher Nirmal Singh Khalsa (left)with zakir hussain at Golden Temple in Amritsar photo vishal kumar

File photo - Tribune

Mumbai: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain (L) and Flute Genius Pandit Ronu Muzumdar perform at 'Swaranjali' at Nehru Center, in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo(PTI1_6_2017_000042B)