Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla virtuoso and global ambassador of Indian classical music who has died aged 73, leaves behind a timeless rhythmic legacy that will inspire generations.

The great tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain has been taken from our midst at the fag end of the year in which he became the first Indian to win three Grammy Awa

Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. (Dec. 16)