| Taufiq Qureshi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Taufiq Qureshi |
| Born | 1955 (age 56–57) |
| Genres | Indian classical music, Fusion |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website | Official website |
Taufiq Qureshi (born 1955) is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and an composer.[1]
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Born in Mumbai, to legendary tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain.[2] He received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.
Taufiq Quereshi started his career early. His stint with live performances began with the creation of his own world music band, ‘Surya’ way back in 1986-87.[3] He has been featured as a performing artiste on the 2009- Grammy award winning album Global Drum Project, Remember Shakti, Masters of Percussions and Summi. He collaborates with various classical artists for fusion concerts.
He plays a variety of percussion instruments like djembe, duff, bongos, batajon. His performance on drums with a soft beat of a muffled drum and the very next moment ups the tempo and demonstration of different sounds - like breath, rhythm, breaking a champagne bottle, the sound of the train and the arrival of people, horses and others on arrival at the palace on the drums are quite popular.[4]
He also Rendered background score and music for movies like Damini, Ghatak, Black, Dil Chahata Hai, Sawariya, Dhoom 2, Bhool Bhulaiya, Parzania (2007), Jab We Met etc.
Taufiq Qureshi is married to Geetika Varde, a renowned vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.[5]