The document is a quiz about Ustad Zakir Hussain, detailing his biography, early life, significant collaborations, and contributions to music. It highlights his influences, particularly the Punjab gharana style of tabla playing, and notes his involvement in various projects, including his solo album and film compositions. The quiz hints at a follow-up part that will provide further information.

1. USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN
QUIZ- 2025
COMPILED BY AMITH A K

2. TRIBUTE TO AN ICONOCLASTIC
CADENCE VIRTUOSO AND
GLOBAL TABLA LEGEND AND
WIZARD MAESTRO USTAD ZAKIR
HUSSAIN JI FOREVER (1951-
2024)!

3. THE BIRTHDAY OF TABLA MAESTRO
USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN ?

4. 9 MARCH 1951, IN MUMBAI

5. THE FULL NAME OF FAMOUS FATHER OF
USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN, A GLOBAL TABLA
FIGURE, AND HIS GURU?

6. USTAD ALLA RAKHA QURESHI

7. THE FIRST SOLO ALBUM OF ZAKIR
HUSSAIN?

8. MAKING MUSIC (1987)

9. THE FAMOUS COLLABORATION WITH
WHICH LEGENDARY GLOBAL
PERCUSSION ARTIST LEADS TO GRAMMY
WINNING ONE IN THE YEAR 2009 TO
USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN, AND THE ALBUM
NAME?

10. MICKEY HART (USA) (FOR THE GLOBAL DRUM PROJECT
IN 2009), OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDES, SIKIRU ADEPOJU
(NIGERIA) , GIOVANNI HIDALGO (PUERTO RICO)

11. THIS ADULTHOOD BAND IS A COLLABORATION LED BY A
FAMOUS BRITISH GUITAR ARTIST X, CONSISTS OF ZAKIR
HUSSAIN AND OTHER FELLOW INDIAN MUSIC WIZARDS,
NAME THE BAND AND X, AND THE INDIANS.

12. BAND – SHAKTI
X – JOHN MC’LAUGHLIN
INDIAN ARTISTS AT THE INITIAL TIME – L SHANKAR (VIOLINIST),
VIKKU VINAYAKRAM (KHADAM PLAYER)

13. USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN IS THE
EXPONENT OF WHICH GHARANA?

14. PUNJAB GHARANA
Pa jāb Gharānā (Urdu:
ṅ ‫گھرانا‬ ‫)پنجاب‬ (Hindi: पंजाब घराना)
(Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਘਰਾਨਾ), sometimes called Punjabi or
Pa jābī Gharānā, is a style and technique of tabla
ṅ
playing that originated in the Punjab region of the
Indian subcontinent, now split between present-day
Pakistan and India.[1] The Punjab Gharana is
considered one of the six main styles of tabla, the
others being Delhi, Ajrada, Banares, Lucknow, and
Farrukhabad.[1] The repertoire of the Punjab
Gharana is heavily influenced by the Pakhawaj.

15. THE ONLY MALAYALAM MOVIE MUSIC
COMPOSED BY USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN,
NAMED?

16. VAANAPRASTHAM (DIRECTION – SHAJI N KARUN,
CAST – PADMAREE MOHANLAL, SUHASINI
MANIRATNAM, KALAMANDALAM GOPIAASHAAN)

17. MORE EXCITED IS YET TO
COME, PART – 2 WILL
COMING SOON…, WITH
DEPTH…!!

18. THANK YOU