Fayiz Muhammed Explained

Fayiz Muhammed
Birth Name:Faiz Muhammed K.S
Birth Date:DD MM YYYY
Birth Place:Aluva, Kerala, India
Genre:Classical, Indian, world music, Fusion music, Indian music, Carnatic music
Occupation:Violinist, composer
Instrument:Violin
Years Active:2016–present

Fayiz Muhammed is an Indian violinist trained in Carnatic music and Western classical music.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life

Fayiz was born in Aluva to Saidu Muhammed T M and Shyla Saidu Muhammed. He was introduced to the violin as a child and started taking lessons in Carnatic and Western classical music from Kalabhavan at the age of 14. He did his graduation in Commerce from Union Christian College, Aluva.[5]

Performing career

In 2016, he started a fusion band, Red Viola with eight other musicians while studying in college. The band does fusion covers of popular Indian songs. He has performed musical shows in India and abroad and has collaborated with Vijay Sethupathi, Dhanush and artists Vaishnav Girish and Niranj Suresh at Asiavision Awards in 2019.

He was part of a concert staged at Global Village (Dubai) featuring 44 musicians from different countries.[6]

He composed the theme music for the 19th edition of beauty pageant, Miss Kerala. In 2019, he made a cameo appearance as a violinist in the Malayalam film Pathinettam Padi.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music sans boundaries. sreekumar. priya. 2019-06-28. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2019-08-18.
  2. News: 2019-06-27 . Musicians of the world unite . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528013500/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/musicians-of-the-world-unite/article28194014.ece . 2024-05-28 . 2024-07-09 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  3. News: Patriotic song Desi Raag offers a reassuring message of unity and peace . 2024-07-09 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  4. Web site: വയലിനിൽ നാദവിസ്മയം തീർത്ത് ഫായിസ് മുഹമ്മദ് . 2024-07-09 . www.manoramaonline.com.
  5. Web site: വിരൽതുമ്പത്ത് വിസ്മയത്തുമ്പത്ത്. metrovaartha.com. en. 2019-08-18.
  6. Web site: Peace with a musical journey. 2019-04-10. Gulf-Times. ar. 2019-08-18.