Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain was born in Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on March 9th, 1951 and is the Drummer. At the age of 73, Zakir Hussain biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, film director, and eldest son of legendary tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha.
In 1990, he was also named with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, given by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.
In 1999, he was given the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.
Early life and education
Hussain attended St. Michael's High School in Mahim and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Personal life
Zakir Hussain married Antonia Minnecola, a Kathak dancer and tutor who also serves as his boss. Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi have two children. Anisa earned her degree in UCLA and is working on video editing and filmmaking. Isabella is studying dance in Manhattan.
Ustad Taufiq Quattushi, a percussionist and Ustad Fazal Questal Quetzal Quest, as well as a tabla player, is Zakir Hussain's two brothers. Munawar's brother was killed by a rabid dog at a young age. Bilquis, his eldest sister, died before Zakir was born. Razia's older sister died as a result of a cataract surgery just a few hours before their father's death in 2000. Khurshid is his sister.
The Humanities Council at Princeton University, where he lived as a full professor in the music department for the 2005–2006 semester. He was also a visiting professor at Stanford University. He was given an honorary Doctor of Law (LLD) degree in May 2022 for his contributions to the field of music by Mumbai University.
Career
Hussain appeared on George Harrison's 1973 album Viva in the Material World and John Handy's 1973 album Hard Work. He appeared on Van Morrison's 1979 album Into the Music and Earth, Wind & Fire's 1983 album Powerlight.
The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, who had known Zakir since the 1960s, has been invited to produce the unique album Planet Drum, which features legendary drummers from around the world. Vikku Vinayakram, a Kashmiri actor, was featured along with Zakir, who shared Zakir in Shakti. The first Planet Drum album, which was released on the Rykodisc label in 1991, went on to win the 1992 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, the first Grammy award in this category. Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo were brought together by the Global Drum Project's 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking album Planet Drum. At the 51st Grammy Awards Ceremony on February 8, 2009, the album Global Drum Project received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album. (b)
Zakir produced, directed, and acted as an Indian music consultant for the Malayalam film Vanaprastham, a 1999 Cannes Film Festival entry that was nominated for the Grand Jury Award (AFI Fest) in Los Angeles, 1999. He has produced soundtracks for many films, most notably In Custody and The Mystic Masseur by Ismail Merchant, and has appeared on the soundtracks of Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now, Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha, and other films. He appeared in several films focusing on his musical appearances, as well as with various bands, such as the 1998 documentary "Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum" (2003 Sumantra Ghosal). Inder Lal co-starred in Merchant Ivory Film Heat and Dust in 1983, for which he was an associate music producer.
Hussain is a founding member of Bill Laswell's 'World Music Supergroup' Tabla Beat Science.
Zakir Hussain was one of many musicians invited by President Obama to the International Jazz Day (IKF) in the White House in 2016.
Haridas Vhatkar has been making Zakir's tabla's for the past 18 years. Haridas said he learned how to make tabla so he could make them specifically for Zakir.
Zakir has stated that he does not perform at private gatherings, corporate launches, or weddings; he believes that music should not be played at restaurants where people gather to socialize, drink or dine a meal.
Awards and accolades
- Zakir Hussain was awarded the titles of Padma Shri in 1988, and Padma Bhushan in 2002.
- Awarded the Indo-American Award in 1990 in recognition for his outstanding cultural contribution to relations between the United States and India.
- Presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990 by the President of India, making him one of the youngest musicians to receive this recognition given by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.
- In 1992 Planet Drum, an album co-created and produced by Hussain and Mickey Hart, was awarded the first-ever Grammy for Best World Music Album, the Downbeat Critics’ Poll for Best World Beat Album and the NARM Indie Best Seller Award for a World Music Recording.
- Recipient of a 1999 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States government's honour for a master in the traditional arts, presented by First Lady Hillary Clinton at the United States Senate on 28 September 1999.
- In 2005, he was named an Old Dominion Fellow by the Humanities Council at Princeton University, where he resided for the 2005–2006 semester as full professor in the music department, teaching a survey course in Indian classical music and dance.
- Recipient of the Kalidas Samman in 2006, an award for artists of exceptional achievement, from the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Golden Strings of the Sarode (Moment! Records 2006) with Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional World Music Album category in 2006.
- In 2007, readers’ polls from both Modern Drummer and Drum! magazines named Zakir Hussain Best World Music and Best World Beat Drummer respectively.
- On 8 February 2009 for 51st Grammy Awards, Zakir Hussain won the Grammy in the Contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album "Global Drum Project" along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo.
- On 23 February 2012 for Guru Gangadhar Pradhan Lifetime Achievement Award at Konark Dance & Music Festival, Organised by Konark Natya Mandap
- Summer of 2016, he was nominated for President's Medal of the Arts, however, new rule stated non-Americans could not receive the medal.
- On 18 January 2017, San Francisco Jazz Center gave Hussain a Lifetime Achievement Award
- In 2019, Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama, honoured Ustaad Zakir Hussain with the Academy Fellow award, also known as the Academy Ratna, for the year 2018.
- In 2022, he was conferred the honorary Doctor of Law (LLD) degree for his exceptional contribution in the field of music by Mumbai University.
- On 17 June 2022, he was named by the non-profit Inamori Foundation to receive the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement, in the category of Arts and Philosophy (field: Music).