The Grammy-award-winning musician helped bring Indian classical music to a global audience and collaborated with musicians like Yo-Yo Ma and George Harrison

Considered a national treasure in his homeland, the percussionist transcended genres and brought classical Indian music to a global audience.

Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain, who has got everyone impressed with his rhythm, breathed his last in San Francisco on5

Here’s a look at the late composer, who died on Sunday from complications arising from a chronic lung disease.

Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to a global audience, has died at 73 years old.

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. He was 73.

Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso known for his 'dancing fingers,' has passed away at 73. Recognized as a major influence in contemporary world music, Hussain died in San Francisco due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain was admitted in the ICU in a San Francisco hospital for last two weeks due to heart and lung-related ailments.

Famed musician, composer and tabla player Zakir Hussain passed away Sunday (December 15) in San Francisco, CA. His family confirmed news of his death. His cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary

Rakesh Chaurasia, a Grammy-winning flautist, pays tribute to tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, describing him as a key influence and a 'second guru.' Hussain, renowned for elevating the tabla globally, passed away at 73,

Zakir Hussain, whose "dancing fingers" made him one of the greatest players of the tabla or Indian drums and who became a major force in contemporary world music, has died. Hussain, 73, died in a San Francisco hospital from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a chronic lung disease,