Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi

  • He was a tabla player, the eldest son of Alla Rakha (also a renowned tabla player).
  • He belonged to the Punjab gharana - one of the six schools of tabla (Dilli, Lucknow, Farrukhabad, Ajrara, Punjab, Benares). He received seven Grammy Award nominations, with four wins, including three in 2024. He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1990). In 2019, Academy Ratna, for the year 2018. He was also awarded Padma Shri (1988), Padma Bhushan (2002), and Padma Vibhushan ....
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