Fareed Ayaz

Fareed Ayaz
Born
Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini

(1952-11-13) November 13, 1952
Hyderabad, India
OccupationQawwal
Known for
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2006

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.

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