Zakir Hussain (musician)
TrendingAlso known as: Zakir Hussain Qureshi, ज़ाकिर हुसैन
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Zakir Hussain (musician)
- Born
- March 9, 1951
- Birthplace
- Mumbai
- Age
- 75 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Pisces
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Profession
- Actor
- Net Worth
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- Education
- St. Xavier's College; University of Washington
- Spouse
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- Children
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Biography
Zakir Hussain (musician) is 75 years old, an actor, from India.
Ustad Zakir Hussain Qureshi was an Indian tabla player, composer, arranger, percussionist, music producer and film actor who was based for much of his career in the San Francisco Bay Area. The eldest son of esteemed tabla player Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain was widely regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation and one of its finest percussionists. He produced music across multiple genres and contributed to popularizing Indian classical music to a global audience.
Career & Filmography
Movies(3)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Bhooth Bangla |
| 1998 | Saaz |
| 1983 | Heat and Dust |
Family
Relationships
Family
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Padma Vibhushan in art | Won |
| 2022 | Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy | Won |
| 2022 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | Won |
| 2008 | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album | Won |
| 2006 | Kalidas Samman | Won |
| 2002 | Padma Bhushan | Won |
| 1999 | National Heritage Fellowship | Won |
| 1990 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Won |
| 1988 | Padma Shri in arts | Won |
Interesting Facts
- Hussain married Antonia Minnecola, a Kathak dancer and teacher, who was also his manager.
- They had two daughters, Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi.
- Hussain has two brothers: Taufiq Qureshi, a percussionist, and Fazal Qureshi, also a tabla player.
- Their brother Munawar died at a young age when he was attacked by a rabid dog.
- His eldest sister Bilquis died before Hussain was born.
- A sister, Razia, died from complications during cataract surgery, a few hours before their father's death in 2000.
- In 2019, Hussain collaborated with neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco in an fMRI study of tabla perception and improvisation in the first neuroimaging investigation of Indian classical percussion.
- Published posthumously in 2026, it found that improvisation deactivated brain regions linked to conscious self-monitoring, a pattern previously seen only in jazz musicians. thumb|Hussain in December 2023
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