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Zakir Hussain
Photo Courtesy: Zakir Hussain's Instagram page

Zakir Hussain's family shares heart-touching post on Instagram for first time after his death

| @indiablooms | Dec 22, 2024, at 11:47 pm

Late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain's family posted an emotional post on his Instagram page for the first time since he died a week ago.

In the black-and-white image shared on Instagram, Zakir's hand could be wrapped with the hands of his wife  Antonia Minnecola and daughters Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Zakir Hussain (@zakirhq9)

The heart-touching Instagram post was captioned: "Forever together in love."

This is the first post shared by Hussain's family since he was laid to rest at a San Francisco cemetery.

According to reports, Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in the US due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

He was 73.

Hussain, who is known for taking tabla to the global stage, is a four-time Grammy winner.

Earlier this year, he won three Grammys during the 66th edition of the musical award.

In his career, he has worked with several major Indian and international artists like English guitarist John McLaughlin, violinist L Shankar, and percussionist TH Vikku Vinayakram, among others.

Hussain is the son of legendary tabla player Allah Rakha.  Zakir was a child prodigy who began his professional career at the age of 12, accompanying India’s greatest classical musicians and dancers and touring internationally extensively by the age of 18.

In his illustrious career that spanned decades, Zakir Hussain was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023, by the Government of India.

In 1999, the Tabla maestro was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.

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