Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan. He is called ustad for his mastery of

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...

. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. He began learning singing in 1950s from another renowned classical vocalist and musician of his time

Ustad Wahid Hussain Khan Ustād or ostād (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persian ) is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is used in various languages such as Persian, , Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi ...

. He belongs to Delhi Gharana of music style. He sings in style of ‘Khayal Vocalist’. He is recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for service to music. Ustad Saami is the last living vocal practitioner of an ancient 49-note microtonal ''Surti'' (or ''shruti'') scale. He is featured in the 90 minutes documentary movie by Swiss director Annette Berger which was released in 2018 and has been shown in numerous festivals worldwide.

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