As per our current Database, Zakir Hussain is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Zakir Hussain is 73 years, 9 months and 19 days old. Zakir Hussain will celebrate 74rd birthday on a Sunday 9th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Zakir Hussain upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Zakir Hussain |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Age | 73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 9, 1951 (India) |
| Birthday | March 9 |
| Town/City | India |
| Nationality | India |
Zakir Hussain’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Zakir Hussain was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Famous for his work on the tabla (an Indian percussion instrument), this Hindustani and jazz fusion musician was a 1999 recipient of the United States Endowment for the Arts' prestigious National Heritage Fellowship. His other honors include the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Padma Bhushan, and the Grammy Award for World Music.
Before he reached his teenage years, he had begun performing professionally. By the time he was nineteen, he had launched a successful international music career.
He music directed and acted in the 1983 film Heat and Dust.
His father, Alla Rakha, was also a famous tabla player.
He and American Bassist Bill Laswell founded a world music band called Tabla Beat Science.
