For ages, the tabla largely played second fiddle to the vocalist or the main instrumentalist -- until the holy trinity of ...

Following the death of Grammy-winning Indian musician Zakir Hussain in December 2024, an old video resurfaced online in posts ...

The popularity of the tabla can be traced to the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela, but there are various ...

Zakir Hussain, a prolific Indian musician known for playing the tabla, died Sunday from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic ...

“According to a popular legend, the poet-musician Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) invented the tabla by cutting a. pakhavaj in half to form the two-piece instrument that has become the most popular and ...

Indian musician Zakir Hussain, a four-time Grammy award winner credited with turning tabla drums into an instrument loved globally, has died at the age of 73, officials said Monday. Hussain ...

Hussain was the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music. Considered the greatest tabla player of his generation ...

Hussain was globally recognized for his skill playing tabla, a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music. The son of legendary tabla artist Alla Rakha ...

The passing of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has deeply affected the music world, leaving an irreplaceable void. The legendary ...

Hussain was the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music. Considered the greatest tabla player of his generation ...