On December 15, lovers and practitioners of music were shocked to hear that tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain had passed away. He was 73. He was the son of the great tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha and a star in his own right. Ustad Zakir Hussain was admitted to a local hospital two days prior to his death because of complications caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He had performed at numerous concerts all around the globe, composed music for films such as In Custody and Little Buddha, and won four Grammy awards. May he rest in peace!