Shariq Mustafa

Shariq Mustafa (born 1993) is a professional tabla player in Hindustani classical music. Mustafa received scholarships from the Sahitya Kala Parishad at the state level in 2012-13 from the ministry of culture and is a fellow at the Farukhabad gharana tradition of Hindustani classical music.
Mustafa is the grandson of Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa and Ustad Sabri khan, who are renowned for their contribution to Hindustani Classical music.
He learned music in the family and has performed alongside eminent Hindustani classical artists like Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Kamal Sabri, Pankaj Udhas, and many others.
Family and education
As the fifth generation musician from the Thirakwa lineage, the grandson of Ustad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, and the son of Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa, He is working on developing different styles of tabla playing. Initiated into tabla playing at the age of four, Shariq obtained classical training under his father, Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa. He has performed at the Sangeet Natak Academy Music Festival and various other music concerts in India and abroad.
Career
Shariq recently performed at the Rangmanch: Fusion of Kathak and Sarangi program on March 14, 2019 at Triveni Kala Sangam. The event was organised by Chhavi Bansal, under the mentorship of Dr Anuradha Mishra, Professor of Vivekananda Institute of professional studies.
Public Interview
He appeared in a public interview, accompanied by his father Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa, published by The Hindu. The Interview was titled : "Home is where the heart is"", and speaks about the festival in memory of their guru, Ustad Ahmad Jaan Thirakwa
TEDx
Shariq Mustafa recently featured at TEDx was published on 27 January 2017 on YouTube

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