Zakir Akhtar Hussain is a professional tabla player based out of the capital of India, New Delhi. Son of a renowned tabla player, Ustad Akhtar Hussain, Zakir has been playing tabla since his childhood. He played the tabla with Hindustani vocalist, Rahul Ranadey, accompanied with kathak dance with Mulla Afsar Khan at Indira Gandhi Center, Mauritius. He has composed and conducted a classical of tabla and instrumental fusion music in Raag Desh, along with his 16 tabla disciples.