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Salim-Sulaiman and Shankar Mahadevan honour ustad Zakir Hussain with new song ‘Shringaar’

Music has the power to keep memories alive, and that is exactly what composer duo Salim-Sulaiman and singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan are doing with their upcoming track ‘Shringaar’. The song, part ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune

Appreciation: Percussion master Zakir Hussain, dead at 73, soared in any musical setting

Indian percussion marvel Zakir Hussain will long be hailed for his sublime musical mastery and the genre-blurring versatility that saw him collaborate with everyone from George Harrison, the Grateful ...
Jambands

Zakir Hussain, Indian Tabla Virtuoso, Member of Shakti and Planet Drum, Passes Away at 73

Zakir Hussain, a renowned tabla virtuoso and percussionist who was instrumental in spreading the sound and splendor of classical Indian music worldwide, passed away on Sunday at 73. In an official ...
American Songwriter

Zakir Hussain, Tabla Player Who Worked with George Harrison and Others, Dead at 73

Zakir Hussain, a musician and teacher, has died at the age of 73. He passed away on Sunday, December 15, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to his family. Hussain was a virtuoso tabla player ...
Yahoo

Zakir Hussain, Grammy-winning tabla player and classical Indian composer, dies at 73

Zakir Hussain, an internationally renowned tabla player and composer who helped integrate Indian classical sound into Western music, has died at age 73. Hussain died Sunday afternoon in San Francisco ...