Ustad Ustād or ostād (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persian ) is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is used in various languages such as Persian, , Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi ...

Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962) is an

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ian. He is a

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and a composer.

Early life

Born in

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, to the legendary tabla player, Ustad

Alla Rakha Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi (29 April 1919 – 3 February 2000), popularly known as Alla Rakha, was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. He was a frequent accompanist of sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar and was ...

. His eldest brother is a tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. He received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.

Career

Taufiq 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. 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. A dedicated self-learner, Taufiq 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.). He plays a variety of percussion instruments like

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, batajon. He is the first artiste to have developed a unique rhythmic language to adapt the tabla syllables on the African drum called Djembe. Taufiq’s trademark style incorporates body and vocal percussions to create unique rhythmic motifs spanning across cultures. Recently Taufiq 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.

Awards and recognition

*Gold at the Cannes film festival (2010–11) for Best Music for the Indian Railways jingle. *Gold at the London International Awards - Las Vegas (Nov 2013) for Original Music for the Nike jingle - ''Parallel Journey''.

Bollywood

He has also been a part of background score and contributed music for movies like Damini, Train To Pakistan, Ghatak, Agnivarsha,

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, Mission Kashmir,

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, 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.

Personal life

Taufiq Qureshi is married to Geetika Varde, a vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He has one son, Shikhar Naad Qureshi, who studied at

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, Mumbai. Shikhar is also a rhythm player and performs on stage as well.

Discography

* Rhydhun (2000) * Swar Utsav - Streams In Confluence (2001) * Rhydhun Gold (2002) * Mondo Beat - Masters of Percussion * India The Greatest Songs Ever * Taalisma (2002) * Colours of Rajasthan (1995) * PercJam (2003) * Bombay Fever (2006) * Mystic Soundscapes - Forest (2007) * Rooh - Songs From The Heart (2007) * TaDhaa- An Expression Of High Energy (2011) * The Oath Of Vaayuputras (2013) * Aami

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Malayalam film

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qureshi, Taufig 1962 births Living people Hindustani instrumentalists Carnatic instrumentalists Indian percussionists Indian male composers Tabla players Indian Muslims Musicians from Mumbai Indian classical composers Indian male classical musicians