Zakir Hussain, virtuoso of the tabla instrument and a towering figure in Indian classical music, died on Dec. 15 of chronic lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at a hospital in San Francisco.

Over the past years there has been an increasing interest in tabla, an instrument with a long history, renowned performers such as Said Al Artist and many young people who learn to play it His ...

“For me, the tabla is a melodic percussive instrument,” says the student of the late Ustad Alla Rakha Khan. This melody is a key detail that informs her narrative performance at the 7th ...

The tabla, a vital Indian percussion instrument, features two drums played with intricate techniques. Distinct schools, known as gharanas, have emerged, each emphasizing unique techniques and ...

He was 73. Tabla, a percussion instrument, is one of the essential ingredients of Indian classical music − and Hussain was widely considered its greatest living virtuoso. The artist's cause of ...

The classic arrangement of a small double-drum is an instrument design that is so good that they are found everywhere throughout the world. The tabla is a well-known double-drum from India. The double ...

Hussain was the most recognizable exponent of tabla, a pair of hand drums that is the main percussion instrument in Indian classical music. Considered the greatest tabla player of his generation ...

His main instrument was the tabla, the tuned drums that accompany Indian classical ragas, but he also played many other traditional and modern instruments. Mr. Hussain’s work reached well beyond ...

For three days, in session after session of solo virtuosity, around 15 tabla players offer the best of their artistry as an homage to the man who is said to have revolutionised the instrument.