The world of Indian music lost its rhythm when one of its renowned sons, Ustad Zakir Hussain, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The Tabla virtuoso was 73 at the time of his death. He died in San Francisco, US.
Zakir Hussain No More
Tributes have been pouring in for the Tabla maestro, who, along with his father, Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi, brought the instrument and the sound of tabla to the fore from the backyard of Indian classical music.
Names from the Indian corporate realm also joined others in expressing their tribute to the musical behemoth.
Harsh Goenka Responds
Harsh Goenka, head of RPG Group took to his X account to express his condolences after following the news of the maestro's demise.
Goenka, in his heartfelt post, said, "The world falls silent as the tabla loses its maestro."
Furthermore, talking about his achievements on the global scale and lauding his role for putting Indian music on the world map Goenka added, "Ustad Zakir Hussain, a rhythmic genius who brought the soul of India to global stages, has left us."
"I was privileged to know him because of his connection with HMV and hear him perform at our home. His beats will echo eternally.", Goenka said. Goenka' post carried small clipping of the late maestro in action.
Anand Mahindra Shares His Thoughts
Mahindra Group's Anand Mahindra also took to X, to express his tribute towards the late maestro.
In his post, Anand Mahindra said, "The rhythm of India paused today. n tribute. #ZakirHussain".
Anand Mahindra also shared a small clipping of tabla player in his tribute post. However, it is to be noted that, the artist in the video is not Zakir Hussain, instead it is Pakistani artist Ustaad Abdul Sattar.
Tributes and positive comments have been pouring in from all sides, as India, and the world at large bids adieu to one of its most gifted musician magcians of all time.
