Zakir Hussain (Musician) Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Zakir Hussain (Musician) Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Age: 73 Years
Wife: Antonia Minnecola
Father: Alla Rakha
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Zakir Hussain Qureshi |
| Profession | Indian Classical Musician (Tabla Maestro) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 170 cm** in meters**- 1.70 m** in feet inches**- 5â 7â** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 70 kg** in pounds**- 154 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Music | |
| Popular Soundtrack(s) | 1979: Apocalypse Now (1979) 1993: In Custody and Little Buddha 1998: Saaz 1999: Vanaprastham 2001: The Mystic Masseur** 2002:** Mr. and Mrs. Iyer 2003: One Dollar Curry |
| Award & Recognition(s) | 1998: Padma Shri 2002: Padma Bhushan 1990: Indo-American Award and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1999: National Heritage Fellowship of National Endowment for the Arts from Hillary Clinton 2005: Old Dominion Fellow by the Humanities Council at Princeton University for being a full time Professor in the music department 2006: Kalidas Samman 2009: 51st Grammy Award 2023: Padma Vibhushan check sources The Hindu |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 9 March 1951 (Friday) |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Date of Death | Source 1: 15 December 2024 check sources The Guardian Source 2: 16 December 2024 check sources India Today |
| Place of Death | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Age (at the time of death) | 73 Years |
| Death Cause | Complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (a heart related ailment) |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Address | San Francisco, California, United States |
| School | St. Michael's High School, Mahim, Maharashtra, India |
| College/ University | St. Xavier's, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India University of Washington, U.S.A |
| Educational Qualification(s) | Graduate PhD (Music) |
| Family | Father- Alla Rakha (legendary tabla player)  Mother- Bavi Begum Brothers- Taufiq Qureshi and Fazal Qureshi Sister- Not Known |
| Religion | Islam |
| Hobbies | Writing & Playing Instruments |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Maharashtrian cuisines, Punjabi Cuisines & Continental Cuisines |
| Actor(s) | Amitabh Bachchan , Shahrukh Khan , Rishi Kapoor |
| Actresses | Rekha , Vidya Balan , Sharmila Tagore |
| Singer(s) | Lata Mangeshkar , Pandit Jasraj , A.R. Rahman |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Antonia Minnecola  |
| Marriage Date | Year 1978 |
| Children | Son- None Daughters- Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi  |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (as an event performer) | 6 lacs/show (INR) |
| Net Worth (Approx.) | 5-6 Crores INR |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain was a genius student since his childhood. His father, Ustad Alla Rakha, was a legendary Tabla Player and started teaching him Pakhawaj when he was three years old.
He performed with many legendary maestros of music such as Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit VG Jog, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, and many more.
In his early twenties, he attained the peak of his popularity and started visiting the United States frequently and he had performed more than 150 concerts per year
His wife is also a professional Kathak dancer and a dance teacher. She had also been his manager for a long time.
He had greatly contributed to raising the status of the Tabla players in society, which earlier considered playing the Tabla as the most contemptuous art.
He also collaborated with great artists such as Grateful Dead and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane and once, with these artists, he played a jam session for four days while tripping on banned substances.
 He got associated with violinist L. Shankar, guitarist John McLaughlin, mridangam player Ramnad Raghavan, and legendary ghatam player Vikku Vinayakram and formed a fusion group named âShaktiâ, and on the 20th anniversary of this group, he introduced the world with the second version of the group named as â Remember Shaktiâ, which accompanied artists like U. Srinivas, T.V. Selvaganesh, and Shankar Mahadevan .
Mickey Hart of âGrateful Deadâ, invited Zakir Hussain to create a special album called Global Planet Drum Project, which featured legendary musicians from different parts of the world. This albumwas released in 1991 on the Rykodisc label and went on to earn the 1992 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, which is the first Grammy ever awarded in this category.
He also starred in several documentaries such as Zakir and His Friends, The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain, and the Art of the Indian Drum and also co-starred in the film Heat and Dust.
In 2016, Zakir Hussain was amongst a few legendary musicians, who were invited by President Obama for the âAll-Star Global Concertâ at the White House.
He was a founding member of âThe World Music Supergroupâ and also a visiting professor at Stanford University in the Department of Music.
The band Remember Shakti won the Best Global Music Album award for âThis Momentâ at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2024.
Zakir Hussain, along with other band members, at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards
Here is the video of the interview, in which Simi Garewal is unveiling the life pages of Zakir Hussain and his wife.
In November 2024, Zakir was admitted to a hospital after complaining of heart ailments. Thereafter, he was shifted to the ICU after his condition worsened.
On 15 December 2024, news began circulating that Zakir had passed away; however, the family and his publicist refuted the claims. On 16 December 2024, his family formally announced his passing.
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