Zakir Hussain

About Zakir Hussain

This Hindustani and jazz fusion artist received the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship from the United States Endowment for the Arts in 1999 for his work on the tabla (an Indian percussion instrument). The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Padma Bhushan, and the Grammy Award for World Music are among his numerous accolades.

Trivia

He music directed and acted in the 1983 film Heat and Dust.

Zakir Hussain before fame

He began performing professionally before he reached the age of adolescence. He had established a great international music career by the age of nineteen.

Achievement of Zakir Hussain

In the 1983 film Heat and Dust, he both directed and acted as a musician.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Zakir Hussain family life

Alla Rakha, his father, was a well-known tabla player.

Associations of Zakir Hussain

Tabla Beat Science is a world music band he created with American bassist Bill Laswell.

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Zakir Hussain Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	78 kg
Height	170 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper