If you’ve ever grooved to the soaring notes of Ya Ali, the chartbuster from Gangster (2006), you’ve witnessed Zubeen Garg’s unmatched gift with melody and pitch. The celebrated Assamese singer, composer, actor and activist died in a freak scuba diving accident in Singapore. He was 52. Garg had travelled there to perform at the North East Festival on September 20 and 21. According to reports, he was epileptic. Festival representative Anuj Kumar Baruah told NDTV, “It is with deep sadness that we bring the news of Zubeen Garg’s passing. While scuba diving, he experienced breathing difficulties and was immediately given CPR before being rushed to Singapore General Hospital. Despite efforts to save him, he was declared dead in the ICU at around 2.30 PM IST.”

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Garg has performed at Bihu functions in Bengaluru, Bongaigaon and Ganeshguri in April. An unconfirmed video circulating on Instagram shows him jamming on a cover of Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears in Heaven’ in Singapore onstage. Garg had recently uploaded a video inviting people to join him and others at this festival.

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