Tabla legend Zakir Hussain. Photo: NCPA
Tabla legend Zakir Hussain has reportedly passed away in San Francisco after being admitted to a local hospital for heart-related ailments, although no confirmation of the ustad’s passing has come from family, his management or peers.
Earlier on Sunday, Dec. 15, Hussain’s team shared an update about being admitted to a hospital in the U.S. for “serious” health ailments.
PTI reported that Hussain was in the I.C.U. after experiencing heart-related issues. Hussain’s friend and veteran flautist Rakesh Chaurasia had confirmed that the tabla maestro and founding member of fusion act Shakti was being treated.
“He has been admitted to a hospital in San Francisco for a heart related problem for the last two weeks,” Bachani told PTI.
Hussain was best known for decades of work that balanced Indian classical music with fusion experiments, most recently winning three Grammy awards early this year for his work with Shakti and Chaurasia.
He was slated to perform at a four-city India tour in January 2025 with Chaurasia, banjo legend Béla Fleck, double bass artist Edgar Meyer who made the Grammy-winning album As We Speak.
This story is being updated.
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