Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU after experiencing heart-related problems. The 73-year-old musician has been admitted to a hospital in San Francisco, USA.
Journalist Pervaiz Alam shared the news on social media and revealed that the legendary musician’s brother-in-law Ayub Aulia has confirmed his hospitalization.
He wrote, “Ustad Zakir Hussain, Tabla player, percussionist, composer, former actor, and the son of legendary Tabla player, Ustad Allah Rakha is not well. He’s being treated for serious ailments in a San Francisco hospital, USA, informed his brother-in-law, Ayub Aulia… Aulia sahab has requested Zakir’s followers to pray for his speedy recovery.”
Zakir Hussain was born in 1951 to tabla player Allah Rakha. Considered as one of the greatest in this field, Hussain has been awarded the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan. He also won the Grammy in the Contemporary World Music Album category in 2009 for his album Global Drum Project with Mickey Hart and Giovanni Hidalgo.
We wish for his speedy recovery.
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