Happy Birthday Zakir Hussain
Ustad Zakir Hussain aka Zakir Hussain is celebrating his 71st birthday today(09/03/2023). He is an Indian tabla player, composer, music producer, film actor and percussionist. He is the eldest born to Alla Rakha who is also a tabla player. He was born in Bombay, Maharashtra. Hindustani classical music, jazz fusion, world music are his genres. He was awarded with the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, the Padma Vibhushan in 2023 by the government of India. In 1999 he was awarded the United States National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians. Best of his soundtracks - In custody - 1993 Little buddha - 1993 Saaz - 1998 Vanaprasatham - 1999 The mystic massuer - 2001 Mr and Mrs Iyer - 2002 One dollar curry - 2003 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nOQuYK3hBTGEUm8zH866Y0v1NtlSEAhtA Wishing him the happiest birthday 🎉😊.