Taufiq Qureshi | |
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 Qureshi at Dumru The drum festival. In Dec, 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taufiq Qureshi |
| Born | 1962 (age 60–61) |
| Genres | Indian classical music, Fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Tabla player in the family tradition: Ustad Alla Rakha (father) Zakir Hussain (brother) |
| Instrument(s) | Djembe, Percussions, Vocal percussion |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Website | Official website |
Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962) is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and a composer. [1]
Born in Mumbai, to the tabla player, Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is a tabla player, Zakir Hussain. [2] [3] He received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.
Qureshi started his career, when he was still in his 20s. His stint with live performances began with the creation of his own world music band, ‘Surya’ way back in 1986-87. [2] He has been featured as a performing artiste on the 2009 Grammy Award-winning album Global Drum Project , Remember Shakti , Masters of Percussion and Summit. He collaborates with various classical artists for fusion concerts. [2]
A dedicated self-learner, Qureshi soon discovered his greatest asset; ‘a feel for the world of sound with all its intricate nuances’. This quality makes him one of the most sought after rhythm-programmers, arranger-composers and percussionists in the world of studio recordings (film background scores, TV serials, ad-jingles, albums, etc.). [2]
He plays a variety of percussion instruments like djembe, duff, bongos, batajon. He is the first artiste to have developed a unique rhythmic language to adapt the tabla syllables on the African drum called Djembe. [2]
Qureshi’s trademark style incorporates body and vocal percussions to create unique rhythmic motifs spanning across cultures. [2]
Recently Qureshi has been honored by Sandeep Marwah with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television at Marwah Studio, Noida Film City. He has been teaching students for over a decade.
He has also been a part of background score and contributed music for movies like Damini, Train To Pakistan, Ghatak, Agnivarsha, Asoka, Mission Kashmir, Black, Dil Chahta Hai, Devdaas, Sawariya, Dhoom 2, Bhool Bhulaiya, Parzania (2007), Tere Naam (2008), Jab We Met (2010–11), Action Replay (2010–11), Housefull 2 (2011), Tez (2012), ABCD (AnyBody Can Dance) (2013), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). Fluent in Marathi, Taufiq has been a judge on Zee Marathi's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
Qureshi is married to Geetika Varde, a vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He has one son, Shikhar Naad Qureshi, who studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. [4] Shikhar is also a rhythm player and performs on stage as well. [5]
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