Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which Indian tabla virtuoso and musician won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project'?

Options:

Pandit Sandeep Das

Ustad Alla Rakha

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Pandit  Anindo Chatterjee

Correct Answer:

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Ustad Zakir Hussain

  • The Indian tabla virtuoso and musician who won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project' was Ustad Zakir Hussain.
  • Ustad Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla musician, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor, was born on March 9, 1951.
  • The Indian government honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
  • Also, he received the Ratna Sadsya in 2018, the Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Prize from the Government of India in 1990.