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NEW DELHI — Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “His prolific work as a teacher, mentor and educator has left an indelible mark on countless musicians.

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