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| birth_place = [[Sikar]], [[Rajasthan]], India<br />
| birth_date = 1934<br />
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| origin = India<br />
| instrument = [[Tabla]], [[Mridangam]]<br />
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| occupation = Indian Classical Percussionist<br />
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'''Ustad Faiyaz Khan''' (alternative spelling '''Fiyaz Khan''') (1934 – 12 November 2014) was a [[tabla]] player of international repute.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Faiyaz Khan was born in 1934 in [[Sikar]], [[Rajasthan]], into a family of musicians. Nazir Khan, his father, was a [[sarangi]] and [[tabla]] player at the court of the [[Maharaja]] of [[Karauli]]. His elder brother, Munir Khan, was a well-known [[sarangi]] player. He was first taught sarangi and vocal music. His initial [[Tabla]] training was under Ustad Hidayat Khan. He also learned from the late Ustad Inam Ali Khan of the [[Delhi gharana]] of [[Tabla]]. Ustad Faiyaz Khan also studied south Indian rhythms from a master of the barrel drum [[mridangam]], Ramnad Ishwaran.<ref name=IndianExpress>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/a-tribute-to-faiyaz-khan-he-made-the-tabla-sing/ |title=A tribute to Faiyaz Khan: He made the tabla sing|author=Suanshu Khurana|date=13 November 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express (newspaper)|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref><br />
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He began his career as a staff artist of [[All India Radio]], [[Jaipur]] in 1955. In 1958, he moved to [[Delhi]] to join [[All India Radio]] there. He retired from regular radio service in 1993.<br />
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Ustad Faiyaz Khan regularly accompanied many great stalwarts and frequently performed as a soloist as well. He also travelled the world extensively, from giving performances at the festival of [[Shiraz]], [[Iran]] to a solo recital at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in [[London]] in 1971, and numerous performances in [[Australia]], the [[United States]] and [[Europe]].<ref name=wardhan>[http://www.wardhan.com/Ustad_Faiyyaz_Khan.html Ustad Faiyyaz KHAN, Tabla player] wardhan.com website, Retrieved 4 January 2022</ref><br />
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Faiyaz Khan had the rare opportunity of accompanying three generations of well-known musicians: from the great masters of yesteryear, such as [[Bade Ghulam Ali Khan]], [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]], [[Hafiz Ali Khan]], [[Begum Akhtar]], [[Gangubai Hangal]], [[Pannalal Ghosh]], [[Siddheshwari Devi]], [[Mallikarjun Mansur]], [[Abdul Rashid Khan]], the generation of artists like [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]], [[Ali Akbar Khan]], [[Nikhil Banerjee]], [[Kishori Amonkar]], [[Vilayat Khan]], [[Sharan Rani]], [[Parween Sultana]], [[Amjad Ali Khan]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], [[Debu Chaudhuri]], [[Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Pandit Jasraj]], [[Pandit Shivkumar Sharma]], [[Rajshekhar Mansur]], [[Ajoy Chakraborty]] etc., to younger artists much his junior in age.<ref name=IndianExpress/> <ref name=wardhan/><br />
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He taught for a year in 1985 at the [[Washington University]] and, since 1992, taught at the [[Rotterdam Conservatory]] regularly. Further regular teaching for a period of 20 years after his retirement took place at [[Gandharva Mahavidyalaya]] [[Delhi]], India. His disciples are his son, Rais Khan, his grandsons &ndash; and Gyan Singh, Shahbaz Hussain (UK), Udit Pankhania (UK), Heiko Dijker and Ted De Jong (Holland).<br />
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==Death and legacy==<br />
He died on 12 November 2014 in [[New Delhi]], at the age of 80 due to meningitis. Among the survivors were two sons and five daughters.<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref>[http://www.swarmanttra.com/blog/ustad-faiyaz-khan-the-tabla-maestro/ Profile of Ustad Faiyaz Khan: The tabla Maestro] swarmanttra.com website, Retrieved 4 January 2022</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
*''Taal Samrat'' Award by the Ustad Ashique Ali Khan memorial society in 2010<ref>[https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/bhajan-sopori-and-faiyaz-khan-honoured_54916.html Bhajan Sopori and Faiyaz Khan honoured] Zee News website, Published 26 February 2010, Retrieved 4 January 2022</ref><br />
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