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00:00A special invitation to perform at the White House, when Western music's magic was at its
00:07peak, a young man from Mumbai captivated the world with the tabla's melody, becoming a
00:12global icon.
00:15Created history by winning three Grammys in one night.
00:19A five-time Grammy Award winner throughout his career, Astadzakiya Hussain created history
00:24by winning three Grammy Awards in a single night at the Sixty, six Grammys.
00:32Performed with the world's greatest musicians, the maestro has had the opportunity to perform
00:37with the world's greatest musicians.
00:42Classical music reached global audience with 1,990 to Grammy.
00:47His 1,990 to planet drum with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart won a Grammy Award.
00:54This brought classical music to a global audience.
00:59Worked on fusion projects.
01:00Astadzakiya Hussain's 1,970, three fusion project was unprecedented.
01:06It was with English guitarist John McLaughlin, violinist L. Shankar and percussionist T.
01:11H. Viku Vinayakram.
01:16Blended classical music with jazz.
01:18The maestro blended Indian classical music with jazz, creating a unique sound never heard
01:23before.
01:24He collaborated with Western musicians in fusion and improvisation.
01:31Various awards including Padma Awards, Astadzakiya Hussain received the Padma Shri, one of the
01:37country's highest civilian honors, in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and the Padma Vibhushan
01:47in 2020, three.
01:52Stunned at White House in special invitation, Astadzakiya Hussain was specially invited
01:57by then U.S. President Barack Obama to perform at an all-star global concert at the White
02:02House.
02:06Music world stunned, 70, three-year-old Astadzakiya Hussain passed away on Sunday at a hospital
02:12in San Francisco.
02:14He had been hospitalized for two weeks with heart-related ailments.