Ustad Zakir Hussain born March 9, 1951, is a famous Grammy Award winning Indian tabla player. He is widely considered as the world's best tabla player. He has also won national as well as international awards and recognitions for his contribution to the world of music.

The Indian presence was also felt at the Grammys with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain winning in the Contemporary World Music Album category for his collaborative album Global Drum Project.

Hussain worked with Mickey Hart of the rock band Grateful Dead, Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and Puerto Rican jazz percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo for the album.

Global Drum Project is the second collaboration between Hart and Hussain after their compilation Planet Drum which was released in 1991 and went on to win the first-ever Grammy Award in the World Music category.

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