March 09

Ustad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla expert, composer, drummer, music producer, and film actor who was born on March 9, 1951. He is the eldest son of Ustad Allah Rakha, a tabla player. He received the Padma Shri in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 2002 from the Government of India, both of which were delivered by President Abdul Kalam. In 1990, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance, and Drama. In 1999, he received the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest prize granted to traditional artists and musicians in the United States.
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