Know Interesting Facts About Zakir Hussain
<p>Zakir Hussain is a renowned percussion artist. Who is known for his tabla worldwide. Zakir Hussain is not just a tabla player, he is a music producer & music composer. He was born on 9 march 1951 and successfully completed 74 years of life. Zakir Hussain has been awarded many prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan and many other international and nationals award.Zakir Hussain has ringed 74 years of life. Let’s know some interesting facts about Zakir Hussain:Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of the famous hindustani Classical artist Alla Rakha. Alla Rakha was also a tabla artist, He used to accompany Pandit Ravi Shankar who is known for his sitar. 2) Zakir Hussain started learning tabla at the Age of 3 years. His father introduced him to percussion instruments and used to teach him to play pakhawaj. pakhawaj is basically like a dhol. 3) He also played a role as an actor in the movie “Heat And Dust in 1983. He Played the role of Inder Lal” in the movie. Also Read: M</p>
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Zakir Hussain is a renowned percussion artist. Who is known for his tabla worldwide. Zakir Hussain is not just a tabla player, he is a music producer & music composer. He was born on 9 march 1951 and successfully completed 74 years of life. Zakir Hussain has been awarded many prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan and many other international and nationals award.
Zakir Hussain has ringed 74 years of life. Let’s know some interesting facts about Zakir Hussain:
Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of the famous hindustani Classical artist Alla Rakha. Alla Rakha was also a tabla artist, He used to accompany Pandit Ravi Shankar who is known for his sitar.
2) Zakir Hussain started learning tabla at the Age of 3 years. His father introduced him to percussion instruments and used to teach him to play pakhawaj. pakhawaj is basically like a dhol.
3) He also played a role as an actor in the movie “Heat And Dust in 1983. He Played the role of Inder Lal” in the movie.
4) Zakir Hussain was part of a band called Planet Drum. The Band composed their first album and the album won the Best World Music in the Grammy Award in 1992. When the band won The Best World Music award, it was the first time when Grammy Had this Category.
5) The Band In 2009 won their 2nd Grammy award for the album Global Drum Project. They succeeded in the category of Best Contemporary World Music Album.
6) He was Recommended to teach music as a music teacher at University of Washington in Seattle, USA.
7) He was the one who introduced Indian Music to the World.
8) Jakir Hussian has bagged 3 indian prestigious awards The Padma Shri Award in 1988, The Padma Bhushan in 2002 & The Padma Vibhu Bhushan in 2023. He is also, awarded the highest traditional artists and musicians award in the USA. The “United States National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship.
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