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| - Fact Check: The Tabla Player In The Viral Video Is Ustad Tari Khan, Not Zakir Hussain
Vishvas News found in its investigation that the claim is false. The tabla player in the video is not Zakir Hussain, but Ustad Tari Khan. In the original footage, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan can be seen introducing Ustad Tari Khan.
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Dec 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News) – Renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain passed away on Dec 15, 2024, in San Francisco, USA. Following the news of his passing, an outpouring of tributes has flooded social media. Amidst this, a video is going viral, with users claiming it to be a joint performance of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain.
In its investigation, Vishvas News found the viral claim to be fake. A probe revealed that the tabla player seen in the video is not Zakir Hussain but Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Tari Khan.
What is going viral?
On December 17, 2024, Facebook user Najeeb Peerzada Syed (archive link) shared the viral post with the caption, “Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Zakir Hussain sahab”
Investigation
To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we conducted a Google reverse image search using the keyframes of the video. We found the entire video uploaded on a YouTube channel ‘TheMrsinghh’, uploaded on August 5, 2011. The description of this video reads, “Ustad Tari Khan and Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan live in Washington DC”. Also, at the beginning of the video, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is seen introducing the tabla player, who is accompanying him as Tari Khan.
We found this video on many other YouTube channels with the same description.
Using relevant keywords, we came across several pictures of Tari Khan. Although he bears some resemblance to Zakir Hussain, a closer look reveals noticeable differences. These distinctions are highlighted in the collage provided below:
For further verification, we spoke to Ani Faisal, an entertainment reporter at Pakistan’s Leader TV HD, who confirmed that the tabla player in the viral video is Tari Khan.
Lastly, we scanned the Facebook account that shared the viral post and found that it has over 700 followers.
Conclusion: Vishvas News found in its investigation that the claim is false. The tabla player in the video is not Zakir Hussain, but Ustad Tari Khan. In the original footage, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan can be seen introducing Ustad Tari Khan.
- Claim Review : Jugalbandi of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain.
- Claimed By : Facebook user Najeeb Peerzada Syed
- Fact Check : False
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