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Ustad Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain was born famous as he is the son of Ustad Allah Rakha, a renowned tabla player. Quite naturally, he was inclined towards Tabla since a very young age. Zakir was a child prodigy and started touring to perform at concerts by the time he was just twelve. This gave him recognition and fame at a very young age. Along with his stage shows, he also focused on his education and went to St. Michael's High School in Mahim and eventually graduated from St. Xavier's in Mumbai. He also did his PhD and received a doctorate in music from the University of Washington. In his early twenties, he started touring the United States frequently and performed in not less than 150 concerts per year!
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.
Ustad Zakir Hussain is considered as one of the most important personalities in shaping the contemporary world music movement. He is often credited for taking the Tabla to the world stage, thanks to his numerous collaborations. He also showed to the world that Tabla, which was considered a mere percussion before his era, could be used as a main instrument at concerts. This belief that he instilled in many, changed the way we looked at concerts. His achievements as a Tabla player inspired many young aspiring percussionists and opened the doors for many Indo-Western collaborations.
Zakir Hussain married an Italian-American Kathak dancer and teacher, Antonia Minnecola. She earlier worked as his manager for some time. The couple has two daughters, Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi. Anisa Qureshi, after graduating from UCLA, is now trying her luck in filmmaking and video production. Zakir’s other daughter, Isabella, is doing her major in dance at a college in Manhattan. Zakir recently became a proud grandfather and is currently residing in San Francisco, USA.
He was also awarded Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan, Indo-Americ Award, e.t.c.