Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73 | BBC News

Zakir Hussain, one of the world's greatest tabla players, has died at the age of 73. The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement. Hussain was a four-time Grammy award winner and has received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award. Through his performances he transformed the tabla, a pair of drums used in Indian classical music, into a globally loved solo instrument that was the star of the show. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #ZakirHussain #Tabla #BBCNews