Fazal Qureshi

Fazal Qureshi is also known as Ustad Fazal Qureshi. He is a famous Indian Classical Musician (Tabla Maestro). He was born on February 13, 1961. Fazal Qureshi’s place of birth is Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was a Government Law College dropout in his second year, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Law. His nationality is Indian. According to the astrologer, Fazal Qureshi’s star sign is Aquarius. Fazal is the son of Ustad Allah Rakha, the legendary tabla maestro & one of the greatest tabla players of all time. His mother’s name is Barvi Begum. He has two brothers, namely Ustad Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain is a veteran and prominent film and >> Read More... and Taufiq Qureshi Taufiq Qureshi is a well known percussionist of ou >> Read More... . He married Birwa Qureshi, an interior designer from interior design school CEPT UNI, and a folk dancer.

He has a daughter named Alia Qureshi, who is pursuing ballet, and a son named Azann Qureshi, who is learning piano. Fazal Qureshi has inspired from his father and his brother Ustad Zakir Hussain to become a tabla player. When Fazal Qureshi was fifteen years old, he started learning tabla, whereas his brother, Zakir Hussain began playing when Fazal Qureshi was just eight years old. Under the guidance of his guru & father, the great tabla maestro, late Ustad Allah Rakha, and with the inspiration from his brother, Fazal Qureshi has developed a unique style that is eminent for its fine sense of rhythm, eloquence, and versatility. He performs as a soloist and as an accompanist.

His deep knowledge & dedication to Indian classical music assists him to accompany north and south Indian instrumentalists, vocalists, and dancers. He has performed with several great musicians, including Ustad Allah Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian Hindustani Classic >> Read More... , Ustad Shahid Parvez, Sitara Devi Sitara Devi, the Empress of Kathakali dance, was b >> Read More... , and many more. Fazal Qureshi has also been involved in other styles of music of the world, especially jazz and Western classical music. He has performed with several well-known Jazz musicians. In 1987, the Swedish band Mynta toured India when they teamed up with Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan, a well-renowned, talented and f >> Read More... and Fazal Qureshi to form their new sound or create a genre called “Nordic ice with Indian Spice”.

For the last sixteen years, they have performed worldwide and have released over six immensely famous albums. Besides, he has also composed music for Mynta and many other events. Also, he has composed music for Indian films and engaged on an album of his own compositions. Fazal Qureshi now trains tabla students in the Ustad Allah Rakha Institute of music near Shivaji Park, Dadar. Many students come from all over the world to learn music from him.