Renowned musician Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Sunday night. He was hospitalized in San Francisco for two weeks before his condition worsened.

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain died on Monday in a San Francisco hospital. He was 73. Mr Hussain died of complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and progressive lung condition,

Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away due to complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This lung disease occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred in a US hospital, his family has confirmed.