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Zakir Hussain is a renowned percussion artist. Who is known for his tabla worldwide. Zakir Hussain is not just a tabla player, he is a music producer & music composer. He was born on 9 march 1951 and successfully completed 74 years of life. Zakir Hussain has been awarded many prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan and many other international and nationals award.Zakir Hussain has ringed 74 years of life. Let’s know some interesting facts about Zakir Hussain:Zakir Hussain was the eldest son of the famous hindustani Classical artist Alla Rakha. Alla Rakha was also a tabla artist, He used to accompany Pandit Ravi Shankar who is known for his sitar. 2) Zakir Hussain started learning tabla at the Age of 3 years. His father introduced him to percussion instruments and used to teach him to play pakhawaj. pakhawaj is basically like a dhol. 3) He also played a role as an actor in the movie “Heat And Dust in 1983. He Played the role of Inder Lal” in the movie. Also Read: M