The legendary tabla virtuoso, Ustad Zakir Hussain, was laid to rest on Thursday at a cemetery near San Francisco. As a heartfelt homage, renowned Indian percussionist A Sivamani, accompanied by fellow artistes, performed an evocative drum ensemble nearby.
In a career that spanned over six decades, Zakir Hussain worked with not just India’s musical stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan but also legends like George Harrison and Van Morrison.
Amitabh Bachchan expressed his sorrow on his blog, calling Hussain “a genius, an unmatched maestro… an immeasurable loss.” Kamal Haasan shared a personal memory, posting an image of himself playing tabla with Hussain. “Zakir Bhai! He left too soon. Yet we are grateful for the times he gave us and what he left behind in the form of his art. Goodbye and thank you,” Haasan wrote.
Legendary tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain has passed away at a hospital in San Francisco, his family announced on Monday.
The two virtuoso classical musicians may have done ‘jugalbandi’ several times but in the end, death left one of them a forlorn figure.
The legendary tabla virtuoso, Ustad Zakir Hussain, was laid to rest on Thursday at a cemetery near San Francisco. As a heartfelt homage, renowned Indian percussionist A Sivamani, accompanied by fellow artistes, performed an evocative drum ensemble nearby.
In a career that spanned over six decades, Zakir Hussain worked with not just India’s musical stalwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan but also legends like George Harrison and Van Morrison.
Amitabh Bachchan expressed his sorrow on his blog, calling Hussain “a genius, an unmatched maestro… an immeasurable loss.” Kamal Haasan shared a personal memory, posting an image of himself playing tabla with Hussain. “Zakir Bhai! He left too soon. Yet we are grateful for the times he gave us and what he left behind in the form of his art. Goodbye and thank you,” Haasan wrote.
Legendary tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain has passed away at a hospital in San Francisco, his family announced on Monday.
The two virtuoso classical musicians may have done ‘jugalbandi’ several times but in the end, death left one of them a forlorn figure.
