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Height-wise, the average adult female is 5 feet 3.7 inches, and her waist measures 38.2 inches.
Height-wise, the average adult female is 5 feet 3.7 inches, and her waist measures 38.2 inches.
Zakir Hussain was born Friday, March 9, 1951 in a nursing home in Mahim at about 9:45 p.m[1] Hussain was born to tabla maestro Alla Rakha.[3] His mother's name was Bavi Begum[1]. It was said that Hussain was an 'unlucky' child since his father was extremely ill around the time of his birth.[1] A short while after his birth, a holy individual by the name of Gyani Baba SWET THAKOR appeared at Hussain's house and told his mother to name their son Zakir Hussain.[1] Although their family name is Qureshi, Zakir was given the surname Hussain. Gyani Baba THAKOR JI predicted that Zakir would save Allah Rakha's health. Within four years, Allah Rakha's health was back to normal.[1] He attended St. Michael's High School in Mahim, and briefly attended St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[4][1]
Hussain was a child prodigy. His father taught him Pakhawaj from the age of 3 years.[5] His father would wake him up at 3 a.m. and would teach him vocally by reciting different rhythms till 6 a.m.[1] Zakir's father Alla Rakha belonged to the tradition of tabla-playing known as the Punjab baaj, one of the six main traditions (baaj) of north Indian tabla drumming, the others being Delhi, Benares, Ajrara, Farrukhabad, and Lucknow.
He gave his first concert at the age of seven and was deemed a child prodigy.[1] He was touring by the age of eleven. He went to the United States in 1970 to accompany sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.[1] After the tour was complete, Ravi Shankar advised Zakir to stay in America and take a teaching job at the University of Washington in the Department of Ethnomusicology.[1] He planned to study for a PhD but midway he moved to the Bay Area to accompany Ali Akbar Khan who was in need of a tabla player.[1] After that he began his international career, including more than 150 concert dates a year.
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Since he was a popular name in the US while he was still young, he collaborated with western musicians and remained that way throughout. He mostly worked with American bands. His partnership with the famous band, ‘The Beatles’ deserves a special mention. He also recorded with an American psychedelic band ‘Shanti’ in the year 1971. In 1975, he worked with John McLaughlin in a band ‘Shakti’. This band had John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, T.H. ‘Vikku’ Vinayakam and R. Raghavan. ‘Shakti’ was disbanded by the late 70s. However, the band was reunited a few years later by the name ‘Remember Shakti’ with the addition of new members. The revived band went on to release many albums like ‘Saturday Night in Bombay’, and ‘The Believer’. They also performed in the 38th Montreux Jazz Festival. Zakir Hussain released his first solo album ‘Making Music’ in the year 1987, which was proclaimed to be one of the most inspired East-West fusion albums ever.
Zakir Hussain has composed music for many movies like ‘In Custody’, ‘The Mystic Masseur’, ‘Heat and Dust’ etc. His composition for the Malayalam movie ‘Vanaprastham’, which was screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, earned him accolades. Some of the other films, for which he has worked on the musical score include, ‘Apocalypse Now’, ‘Little Buddha’, ‘Saaz’, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Iyer’ and ‘One Dollar Curry’. Zakir has also acted in many movies, mostly showcasing his musical performances. His portrayal of the character ‘Inder Lal’ in the film ‘Heat and Dust’ is unforgettable. He also starred in a couple of brilliant documentaries like ‘The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum’ and ‘Zakir and His Friends’. While ‘Zakir and His Friends’ released in the year 1998, ‘The Speaking Hand’ was released in 2003.