Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini

Qawwal Qawwali (Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: ( Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the Indian subcontinent ...

(born in

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, India) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. He belongs to the ''Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana'' of

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. He and his relatives are the flag-bearers of that school of music (

gharana In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular mus ...

), which is also known by the name of the city as the

Delhi gharana The Delhi or Dilli Gharana, is a tabla discipleship tradition known for being the oldest. This tradition was founded by Sidhar Khan Dhadi in the early-18th Century. The tradition is regarded for establishing a distinction from pakhawaj repertoi ...

. He performs various genres of Hindustani classical music such as

dhrupad Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music, Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampraday and also related to the South Ind ...

, khayal,

tarana ''Tarana'' is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (''madhya laya'') or fast (''drut laya'' ...

thumri Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb ''thumuknaa'', which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dra ...

, and

dadra Dadra is associated with the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent. Dadra tala This is a Hindustani classical '' tala'' (rhythmic cycle), consisting of six beats in two equal divisions of three. The most commonly accepted theka ...

. Ayaz leads the qawwal party with his younger brother, Abu Muhammad.

Early life

Fareed Ayaz was born in

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in 1952. In 1956, his family shifted to Karachi, Pakistan. He started his training in classical music with his father,

Munshi Raziuddin Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan (1912 – 2003) was a Pakistani Qawwali singer, a classical musician and a researcher and scholar of music. He belongs to the well-known Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi.Amir Khusro Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253–1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian s ...

. Their father, '' Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal'' also used to sing with his cousins

Qawwal Bahauddin Khan Ustad Bahauddin Khan Qawwal (1934 – 3 February 2006) ( ur, أستاذ قوّال بهاءالدين) was a Pakistani Qawwali musician.Manzoor Niazi Qawwal Manzoor Ahmed Khan Niazi (1922 – 9 April 2013) was a renowned Pakistani Qawwal and a classical musician in India and Pakistan. He belonged to the well-known family of Qawwals, Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi. Career Manzoor Niazi Qa ...

(maternal uncle of Farid) early in his career.

Career

Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal Brothers are popular for their ''Sufi'' performances. They are considered the most popular Qawwal party in Pakistan and one of the only few left. They have performed in the

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and South Africa by Bazme Chirag e Faqir Chishti International a non-profit Sufi organization.Sufi Cultural Festival arranged in Hong Kong
Daily Times (newspaper), Published 19 August 2017, Retrieved 2 October 2022 They also performed at ''

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.Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers perform at Asia Society
You Tube, Published 11 May 2017, Retrieved 2 October 2022

Songs

* Kangna (2011)

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(featured in the 2012 film ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'') * Mori Bangri (2011)

* Aaj Rung Hai (2012)

* Khabram Raseeda (2012)

* Ghar Nari (2016) (featured in 2016 film

Ho Mann Jahaan ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' ( ur, ) is a 2015 Pakistani coming-of-age musical drama film, written and directed by Asim Raza at his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Rashna Abdi, Imtisal Abbasi and Asim Raza, while dialogues were written ...

) *Jaag Musafir (2016) (featured in 2016 film

Mah e Mir ''Mah e Mir'' ( ur, , lit=Moon of Mir) is a 2016 Pakistani biographical film directed by Anjum Shahzad, produced by Khurram Rana, Sahir Rasheed, Badar Ikram and written by Sarmad Sehbai. The film is based on the life of the famous poet Mir Taq ...

) *Khabar-e-Tahayyur-e-Ishq Sun (2016) (Drama OST

Deewana (TV series) ''Deewana'' ( ur, ; lit: Madman) is a Pakistani television drama series which aired on 11 May 2016 on Hum TV. It airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:10 pm PST. It stars Waseem Abbas and his wife Saba Waseem Abbas in their debut in t ...

) * Nami Danam Ke Akhir Choon (with Urdu translation)- Fareed Ayaz *"Balamwa" (2017) (featured in 2017 film

Rangreza ''Rangreza'' is a 2017 Pakistani musical romantic drama film directed by Amir Mohiuddin, and written by Akhtar Qayyum under the production banner of Vision Art Films. The film features Gohar Rasheed, Bilal Ashraf, Urwa Hocane and Ghana Ali in ...

) - sung with Hamza Akram & Abu Muhammad * Shikwa/Jawab-e-Shikwa (2018)

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collaboration with

Natasha Baig Natasha Baig ( ur, ), also spelled Nata-sha Baig is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Hunza Valley. She sings in various genres including Sufi rock and had her latest hit with the Burushaski language song "Ya Maula" in collaboration with the ...

* Piya Ghar Aaya (2018)

* Aadam (2019) Coke Studio Pakistan (season 12)

Awards and recognition

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Award by the

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The News International (newspaper), Published 14 August 2019, Retrieved 2 October 2022

References

External links

Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers perform at Asia Society - videoclip on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayaz, Fareed Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Pakistani musicians Pakistani qawwali singers Muhajir people Musicians from Karachi Pakistani qawwali groups Indian emigrants to Pakistan Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program) Recipients of the Pride of Performance