Over 50 Indian and international artistes will perform at a two-day tribute festival celebrating Ustad Zakir Hussain, with live screenings across Mumbai
Mumbai to host two-day tribute music festival honouring tabla legend Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photo Courtesy: File pic
A two-day music festival will be organised on December 14 and 15 to commemorate the first death anniversary of legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. The tribute event, titled ‘Maestro Forever – A Tribute to Zakir Hussain’, will be hosted at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point, and will feature performances and discussions involving over 50 eminent artistes from India and abroad.
The festival will take place on December 14 and 15, 2025, from 9 am to 9 pm at the NCPA. Live screenings will be held on both days from 6 pm to 9 pm. Besides the main venue at Nariman Point, live screenings will be arranged at three locations across Mumbai—Prabodhankar Keshav Sitaram Thackeray Theatre in Borivali (West), Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool in Dadar (West), and Anna Bhau Sathe Theatre in Byculla (East).
Over 50 acclaimed musicians and collaborators associated with Ustad Zakir Hussain will take part. The list features leading Indian and international artistes such as John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Amjad Ali Khan, Rakesh Chaurasia, Louis Banks, Ajay Chakrabarty, Ranjit Barot, V. Selvaganesh, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Sanjay Divecha and Chris Potter, among others. Members of Ustad Zakir Hussain’s family, including his wife Antonia and daughters Anisa and Isabella, will also attend.
The programme will feature music concerts, panel discussions, interactive sessions, documentary screenings and a photographic exhibition showcasing key moments from the maestro’s life and career. Civic authorities have extended logistical support for live screenings to facilitate public access to the tribute across multiple locations in Mumbai.
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