Fareed Ayaz
Qawwali singing group from Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini Qawwal (born in Hyderabad, India) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer.[2] He belongs to the Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi.[3][4][5]
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Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwal | |
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Born | Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini (1952-11-13) November 13, 1952 (age 71) |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Qawwali Group |
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Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2020 |
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He and his relatives are the flag-bearers of that school of music (gharana), which is also known by the name of the city as the Delhi gharana. He performs various genres of Hindustani classical music such as dhrupad, khayal, tarana, thumri, and dadra. Ayaz leads the qawwal party with his younger brother, Abu Muhammad.[6]
Fareed Ayaz is a descendant of Mir Qutub Bakhsh, who was awarded the title of Tanras Khan by the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Tanras Khan was also the tutor in music and court musician of Zafar.