Zakir Hussain, legendary Indian tabla musician, dies aged 73

The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital on Sunday

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, has died aged 73.

The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco on Sunday, his family said in a statement.

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