Ustad Fazal Qureshi ( born 13 February 1961) is an Indian
tabla
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player. Born to the tabla player
Ustad Allah Rakha,
under the guidance of his father/guru, with the inspiration drawn from his brother,
Ustad Zakir Hussain
Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, ...
, he has also become a tabla player. He has expanded his horizons by being involved with other styles of music of the world especially Jazz and Western classical music, and has performed with many well known Jazz musicians. For the last 16 years he has been associated with Mynta, his world music band based in Sweden. They have performed all over the world and have released six albums. He teaches tabla to students in the Ustad Alla Rakha Institute of Music near
Shivaji Park
Shivaji Park, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, is a public park situated in Dadar, Mumbai. It is the largest park in the island city. Similar but bigger in size to Azad Maidan and August Kranti Maidan (formerly Gowalia Tank Ground ...
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Dadar
Dadar ( ̪aːd̪əɾ is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity.
Dadar holds the distinction of being Mumbai’s first planne ...
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Personal life
Fazal is married to Birwa, an interior designer from school of interior design, CEPT UNI, and a folk dancer.
They have a daughter, Alia, who is studying ballet, and a son, Azann, who is learning piano.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Tabla players
Indian drummers
Musicians from Mumbai