Afghan Rebâb Virtuoso Ustad Mohammad Omar Who Was Born Sometime In The Early 20th Century Came To The United States In 1974 To Seattle’s University Of Washington As An Artist-In Residence In The Ethnomusicology Department. On 18 November 1974 He Gave His Only U.S. Concert At The University’s Meany Hall. He Was Accompanied By 24-Year-Old Zakir Hussain A Budding Indian Tabla Player. Hussain Went On To Become A World-Renowned Tabla Virtuoso. Ustad Mohammad Omar Returned To Afghanistan After His Year In Seattle And Died In 1980.