Zakir Hussain Death: Great tabla player Zakir Hussain has said goodbye to this world. He had a disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Fans are very sad with his departure. Sabir Khan, close to Zakir Hussain, was playing Sarangi with him for 21 years. Whereas Sabir Sultan Khan’s father Sultan Khan Saheb was associated with Zakir Hussain for 32 years.
Sarangi player Sabir Sultan Khan, who is very close to Zakir Hussain and has performed with him in more than 4000 shows, had an exclusive conversation with ABP News. He gave many important information.
Worked with Zakir Hussain till 21
Sabir Sultan Khan, son of famous Sarangi player Sultan Khan Sahab, played Sarangi with Zakir Hussain for 21 years. Had very close and family relations with him.
Sabir Khan, while sharing all the memories of Zakir Hussain, described him as a very simple and easy-going personality. Shared all the stories related to him with ABP News. Sabir told, ‘Zakir Hussain was like his father and he used to call him ‘uncle’. He often took special care of the people around him more than himself.
Were going to perform in India
Sabir told that he last met Zakir Hussain in Mumbai during Guru Purnima (in September this year). He was also going to perform in India this month with Zakir Hussain.
Sabir Zakir Hussain often took care of the people who came to his concerts during the tour and also those who did not get tickets. Tried to understand their problems.
Sabir told that despite being a driver on tour, Ustad used to share the burden of driving with the driver. Drivers used to drive for a few hours to reach the venue. Just a few months ago, he was driving in Boston city of America and the car collided with a divider and got badly damaged. Even in such a situation, he was asking about the well-being of others in the car.
Sabir Sultan, close to Zakir Hussain, gave this information
Let us tell you that Zakir Hussain, who had gone to the concert with Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s son Rahul Sharma, had a heart attack about two months ago in Ohio city of America. He was later airlifted from Ohio to San Francisco and admitted to the hospital.
