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3 members Indian ghazal setup by Shariq and his friends

Started at a very early age his interest in traditional music of all cultures has inspired friendship with western musicians. He has collaborated with various western musicians like Patsy Reid, a renowned fiddle player from the UK and Manuel Hermia, ,Belgian musician and soprano player, Karolina Beimcik (Poland), Katayun Gourdazy (USA), to name a few.. Considered a child prodigy Shariq  is a much sought after musical performer, as both a vocalist and percussionist. His singing style has been enriched by the contribution of his maternal grandfather Ustad Sabri Khan (1927-2015) Shariq Mustafa has performed in concerts and given solo performances throughout the world. Recent performances have included: 6th Jashan-e-Rekhta, Indo-French Musical Meet, National Art Museum. India Habitat Centre, India International Centre, India Islamic Centre, International Jazz Festival( New Delhi), The London Jazz festival( Southbank Centre, London, United Kingdom, (year)), the Ottawa music festival(Canada), Lugano Estival Jazz(Lugano, Switzerland,( year)). He has also performed for the late President of India Sri. Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, india, Chief Justice of India Sri. Sharad Arvind Bobde on the occasion of International Judiciary Conference. His grasp and understanding of the musical subtleties and his fertile creative imagination is resultant of his sincere devotion and learnings from the various maestros he has performed with namely Ustad Sabri khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Ustad Amaan Ali Bangash, Ustad Ayaan Ali Bangash, Ustad Nishat Khan, Ustad Kamal Sabri Khan etc.. He is the youngest musician from india who has given a lecture on music at the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz.. Shariq has worked on a World Music Album called ‘THIS PALE’ with legendary artists from India and USA like Sitar maestro UStad Shujaat Hussain Khan, Katayun Gourdazi, Shaho Andalibi. Has worked with Suhail Yusuf Khan on the album, “lonely meadow” and with Ritesh Prasanna on the album “ ode to dusk”. He will soon be releasing his first solo tabla album capturing the authentic sound of the Thirakwa legacy.