Introduction – Indian table player, Zakir Hussain died on December 15, 2024, at the age of 73 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in San Francisco, California in the United States. Zakir Hussain is also known as Zakir Hussain Alllarakha Qureshi and one of the best tabla players in the world. Zakir Hussain was born on March 9, 1951 in Mumbai who was a popular tabla player, film actor, composer, music producer, and percussionist, and also popular for bringing classical or traditional music worldwide. He received four Grammy Awards including three awards in the year 2024 and was also the eldest son of Alla Rakha who also was a popular table player.

Important Facts about Zakir Hussain – There are several important facts about Tabla player, Zakir Hussain are discussed below –

1. Zakir Husain also known as Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi, is one of the best table players in the world.
2. Zakir Hussain was born on March 9, 1951, in Mumbai who was a popular tabla player, film actor, composer, music producer, and percussionist, and also popular for bringing classical music worldwide.
3. The Indian government also awarded Zakir Husain the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, Ratna Sadsya, in 2018.
4. Zakir Husain was awarded the highest award for traditional musicians and artists, the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States.
5. Zakir Hussain was considered or described as the best tabla player by the popular American newspaper, New York Times, and The Guardia.
6. In their personal life, Zakir Hussain married Antonia Minnecola, a teacher and kathak dancer, and had two daughters, Isabella Qureshi and Anisa Qureshi.
7. Isabella Qureshi is currently studying dance in Manhattan, and Anisa Qureshi has done or graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States and is also a filmmaker.
8. Antonia Minnecola was a Kathak dancer, teacher, and also the manager of her husband Zakir Hussain.
9. Zakir Hussain also received the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of India, in the year 1988, Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of India in the year 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of India, in the year 2023.
10. Zakir Hussain also received four Grammy Awards including three awards in the year 2024 and was also the eldest son of Alla Rakha who also was a popular tabla player.
11. He was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the San Francisco, Jazz Center in the United States.