Fazal Qureshi

Fazal Qureshi
Born (1961-02-13)13 February 1961
Origin Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres Hindustani classical music, jazz fusion
Occupation(s) Tabla player
Instruments Tabla, Kanjira
Associated acts Zakir Hussain, Mynta, Yogesh Samsi, Alla Rakha

Ustad Fazal Qureshi ( born 13 February 1961) is an Indian tabla player. Born to the tabla player Alla Rakha,[1] under the guidance of his father/guru, with the inspiration drawn from his brother, Zakir Hussain, he has also become a tabla player. He has expanded his horizons by being involved with other styles of music of the world especially Jazz and Western classical music, and has performed with many well known Jazz musicians. For the last 16 years he has been associated with Mynta, his world music band based in Sweden. They have performed all over the world and have released six albums. He teaches tabla to students in the Ustad Alla Rakha Institute of Music near Shivaji Park, Dadar.,[2][3]

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