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Fareed Ayaz

Qawwali singing group from Pakistan

Summary

Qawwali singing group from Pakistan

Field	Value
name	Fareed Ayaz
birth_name	Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini
birth_date
birth_place	Hyderabad, India
nationality	Pakistani
occupation	Qawwal
known_for	*Qawwali
awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006

Sufi music
Ghazal
Hindustani classical music

**Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini ** Qawwal (born in Hyderabad, India) is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. He belongs to the well-known family of Qawwals, 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 Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in the 19th century. Tanras Khan was also the tutor in music and court musician of this emperor.

Early life

Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini was born in Hyderabad, India in 1952. In 1956, his family shifted to Karachi, Pakistan. He started his training in classical music with his father Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan Qawwal. Their roots can be traced to the family tree of one of the earliest disciples of Amir Khusro. Their father Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal also used to sing with his cousins Qawwal Bahauddin Khan and Manzoor Niazi Qawwal (maternal uncle of Farid Ayaz) early in his career.

His nephew Hamza Akram is also a qawwali singer.

Career

Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwal Brothers are popular for their Sufi music performances.

They also performed at Aman ki Asha, organised by Times of India and Pakistan's Jang Group of Newspapers.

Songs

Kangna (2011) (performed in Raag Malkauns) Coke Studio (Pakistan) (featured in the 2012 film The Reluctant Fundamentalist)
Mori Bangri (2011) Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Aaj Rung Hai (2012) Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Khabram Raseeda (2012) Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Ghar Nari (2016) (featured in 2016 film Ho Mann Jahaan)
Jaag Musafir (2016) (featured in 2016 film Mah e Mir)
Khabar-e-Tahayyur-e-Ishq Sun (2016) (Drama OST Deewana (TV series))
Nami Danam Ke Akhir Choon (with Urdu translation)- Fareed Ayaz
"Balamwa" (2017) (featured in 2017 film Rangreza) - sung with Hamza Akram & Abu Muhammad
Shikwa/Jawab-e-Shikwa (2018) Coke Studio Pakistan (season 11) collaboration with Natasha Baig
Piya Ghar Aaya (2018) Coke Studio Pakistan (season 11)
Aadam (2019) Coke Studio Pakistan (season 12)

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/184551/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today|url-status=dead|title=127 awards conferred on Pakistan Day (see award under his full name - Farid Ayaz Al-Hussaini)|date=24 March 2006|archive-date=17 May 2022|access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517100031/https://www.dawn.com/news/184551/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today|newspaper=Dawn newspaper}}

References

Asif Farrukhi. (18 August 2013). "Interview: An unbroken tradition (of Qawwali)". Dawn newspaper.
Hamid Golpira and Gul Jammas Hussain. (30 August 2009). "We preach the message of love through Sufi music". Tehran Times newspaper.
(9 April 2004). "Qawwali night takes listeners back in time". Daily Times newspaper.
Salman Haqqi. (19 December 2011). "Qawwal maestros light up a cool Karachi night". Dawn newspaper.
Borah, Prabalika M.. (2011-09-25). "Message delivered (Fareed Ayaz Qawwal)". The Hindu newspaper.
(6 May 2017). "Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers".
Athar Hussain and Zainab Imam. (12 May 2013). "The Qawwal also rises (includes Family Tree Chart of Qawwal Bachhon Ka Dilli Gharana)". The Express Tribune newspaper.
[https://dailytimes.com.pk/120188/sufi-cultural-festival-arranged-in-hong-kong/ Sufi Cultural Festival arranged in Hong Kong] Daily Times newspaper, Published 19 August 2017, Retrieved 2 October 2022
Shahzad Shah Jilani. (2 May 2008). "Spiritualism, culture and art come under one roof at International Sufi Music Festival". Daily Times newspaper.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7IlhT0S3xc Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers perform at Asia Society] You Tube, Published 11 May 2017, Retrieved 2 October 2022
Ayesha binte Rashid. "Profile of Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwali Group".

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