Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan.
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He is called ustad for his mastery of classical music. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. [1] [2]
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan.
He is called ustad for his mastery of classical music. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. [1] [2]
He began learning how to sing in the 1950s from another renowned classical vocalist, Qawwal and musician of his time Munshi Raziuddin who also happened to be his uncle and mentor. His musical style belongs both to the Qawwal Bacchon gharana and Delhi Gharana schools of music. He sings in the style of ‘Khayal Vocalist’. [3]
Naseeruddin Saami is a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) award in 2007 for his service to music from the Government of Pakistan. [4] [5] [6]
Ustad Saami is the last living vocal practitioner of an ancient 49-note microtonal Surti (or shruti) scale. [7] [8]
With the help of Saami's students Ali Sethi and Zeb Bangash, Saami's recorded music was brought to the world internationally by Grammy-winning American producer, Ian Brennan (music producer), [1] through three albums recorded at Saami's home in Pakistan and released by Glitterbeat Records starting in 2019. These albums led to Saami performing for the first time ever in the UK (at the Womad festival) [9] and in Australia at the Womadelaide festival. [10] [11]
He was also invited to perform at Denmark's legendary Roskilde Festival. [12] [13]
He is featured in the 90-minute documentary movie Closer to God by Swiss director Annette Berger, which has been shown at numerous festivals including Le Guess Who and Oster. [14]
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