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**- 5’ 7”**
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 ‘Shakti’, and on the 20th anniversary of this group, he introduced the world with the second version of the group named as ‘ Remember Shakti’, which accompanied artists like U. Srinivas, T.V. Selvaganesh, and Shankar Mahadevan .

  • Mickey Hart of ‘Grateful Dead’, 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 ‘All-Star Global Concert’ at the White House.

  • He was a founding member of  ‘The World Music Supergroup’ 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 ‘This Moment’ 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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