At that time, Alla Rakha had said this was the knowledge he ... He was a treasure trove of skill') Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on stage with his legendary father Allah Rakha in an old photo.

His collaborators included Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck and Van Morrison.

Chatra: Well-known tabla player Ashok Sinha of Hazaribag, a disciple of Ustad Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain, mourns the loss of his legendary guru.

The music world mourns the passing of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain at 73. Hussain, son of the renowned Ustad Alla Rakha, inherited a rich rhythmic legacy. A unique welcome awaited ...

We say tabla starts with 'A' for Alla Rakha and ends at 'Z' for Zakir Hussain: Rakesh Chaurasia Hussain, a celebrated musician who gave tabla a global identity and prestige, died in a San ...

Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tabla player, percussionist, composer and former actor is no more. Reportedly, he breathed his last in a ...

At that time, Alla Rakha had said this was the knowledge he got from his teachers and wanted to pass it on to his son.

Born on March 9, 1951, in Mumbai, India, Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of the legendary Tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha. Immersed in music from an early age, Zakir Hussain began performing across ...

The late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain once shared a fascinating story about his father, Ustad Alla Rakha, and his unique way of worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and music.

It began when Hussain was 2 days old, just home from the hospital. His father, the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha, started singing rapid, elaborate rhythms in Hussain’s ear. Parents were ...

Zakir Hussain, who has died aged 73, was a master tabla player whose virtuosity carried his fame beyond his Indian homeland; ...

Alla Rakha was an accomplished tabla player and a frequent accompanist of iconic sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar. "I was brought home and handed over to my dad in his arms. The tradition was that ...