Anbarasan Etirajan
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That was Ustad Zakir Hussain, one of the greatest ever players of the tabla, an Indian percussion instrument, talking to the BBC years ago on how he was introduced to music at an early age by his father, Allah Raka, another great tabla player. Hussain had been a dominant figure in the music scene both in India and overseas for decades.
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French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone
In 1973, he worked on a musical project with the English guitarist John McLaughlin and other Indian artists in a fusion of jazz and Indian classical music. The New York Times described him a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor devoted to exuberant play. Hussain worked with many international artists and won five Grammy Awards, including three earlier this year.
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French ministers arrive in Mayotte after devastating cyclone
Several Indian leaders have paid tribute, saying he was a rhythmic genius who brought the soul of India to global stages and his death was was an irreparable loss to the country.