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Hailing from a background that reverberates with the taal
of the tabla, music has been Fazal Qureshi's natural inheritance.
Under the guidance of his Guru and father the late great tabla maestro, Ustad
Alla Rakha, and with the inspiration drawn from his brother, Ustad Zakir Hussain,
Fazal has developed a unique style that is distinguished for its fine sense
of rhythm, versatility and eloquence.
He performs both as a soloist and as an accompanist. His deep rooted knowledge
and dedication to Indian classical music helps him accompany North as well
as South Indian instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers. The musicians he
has performed with include Ustad Alla Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Shiv
Kumar Sharma, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan
Khan, Dr. L. Subramaniam, L. Shankar, Vikku Vinayakram, U. Srinivas, Ustad
Shahid Parvez, and Sitara Devi.
Fazal 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 immensely popular albums.
Besides being a performer he has also composed music for
Mynta and for various other events. He has now started composing music for Indian films
and is currently working on an album of his own compositions,
thus adding to his versatility as a musician.
Fazal is emerging as a name whose reputation is not just sustained by his
strong family lineage, but on personal achievements as well.