Fareed Ayaz

Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini Qawwal (born 13 November 1952) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. He belongs to the well-known Qawwal family, known as the Qawwal Bacchon ka Gharana of Delhi.

Ayaz and his relatives are the flag-bearers of the Delhi gharana, a school of music. He performs various genres of Hindustani classical music, such as dhrupad, khayal, tarana, thumri, and dadra. He leads the qawwal party with his younger brother, Abu Muhammad Qawwal.

Ayaz is a descendant of Mir Qutub Bakhsh, who was awarded the title of Tanras Khan by the last MughalEmperorBahadur Shah Zafar in the 19th century. Tanras Khan was also the emperor's tutor in music and the court musician.