Zakir Hussain (Drummer ) was born in India on a Friday, March 9, 1951 🎈. Zakir Hussain is 73 years old. He is a Pisces ♓ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
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.
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| FULL NAME: | Zakir Hussain |
| BIRTH DATE: | March 9, 1951 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | India |
| AGE: | 73 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Indian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Pisces |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Zakir Hussain is a Drummer. Zakir was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
His father, Alla Rakha, was also a famous tabla player. Find out who is Zakir Hussain dating right now.
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.
DID YOU KNOW He music directed and acted in the 1983 film Heat and Dust.
FACT He and American bassist Bill Laswell founded a world music band called Tabla Beat Science.
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Birthday
Currently, Zakir Hussain is 73 years old. His next birthday is away. Zakir will celebrate his 74th birthday on a Friday, March 9th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on March 9, 1951. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Zakir Hussain’s zodiac sign is Pisces. People born between the dates of February 19th and March 20th belong to the twelfth sign in the zodiac, Pisces. Pisces are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and emotionally aware. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Pisces.
Famous Pisces celebrities are Albert Einstein, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, Victor Hugo, Camila Cabello, Stephen Curry, George Washington, Tyler The Creator, and Adam Levine. Pisces ruling planet is Neptune. Astrologically, Neptune is the planet of inspiration.
Zakir Hussain was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Zakir Hussain is a 73 years old Drummer, born in March, in the Year of the Rabbit (1951), and is a Pisces. His life path number is 1. Zakir’s birthstone is Aquamarine, and his birth flower is Daffodil.
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