New Delhi, December 16, 2024.
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, US, his family said on Monday. He was 73. Zakir Hussain died from complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks and was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after his condition deteriorated.
Hussain’s sister Khurshid Aulia said he passed away “very peacefully”.
“He passed away very peacefully after the ventilation machine was switched off. This was 4 pm San Francisco time
