Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa Explained

Rashid Mustafa is a Tabla player empanelled in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in 2010 under the category Tabla for Hindustani classical music.^[1] Mustafa was awarded the Thirakwa Award ^[2] by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1984 and also received the Crystal Award from Yehudi Menuhin in Davos, Switzerland.^[3]

Classical Training

He received early training in tabla under his father Mohammad Jan Thirakwa and then under his uncle Ustaad Ahmed Jan Thirakwa from Farukhabad Gharana of Hindustani music.^[4]

Live Performances

• 'Parampara' presented by Parichay Foundation with performances from Padma Vibhushan Guru Hariprasad Chaurasia Ji With Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa at Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003^[5]
• commonwealth games 2010, new delhi^[6]

Discography

• Lehren = लेहरें-Talat Aziz (LP, Album) Music India, 1983
• The Maestro's Musings -Amjad Ali Khan(LP) CBS, 1986
• The Album-Amjad Ali Khan(CD, Comp) Sirocco 2, CBS, 1988
• Sarod-Amjad Ali Khan Music today, 19991
• Swar Sameer-Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (CD, Album) Super Cassettes Industries Ltd., T-Series, 1991
• Music Of The Sitar-Pandit Partho Das JVC, 1992
• Moods 'N' Melodies-Rachna Subhalakshmi and Rashid Mustafa and various, T-Series, SCI, 1992
• Raga Bahar - Instrumental Wizards (3xCD) -with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Sony Music, 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Empanelled Artist Indian Council for Cultural Relations. www.iccr.gov.in. 2020-01-24.
2. Web site: Artistesdetails. underscorerecords.com. 2020-01-24.
3. News: live . Aug 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810093446/https://www.pressreader.com/oman/times-of-oman/20101120/281981783982099 . Soorya to present an evening of Indian classical sarod music . 2010-11-20 . . en . 17 August 2023 . PressReader.
4. Web site: :: Delhi Celebrates :: . delhitourism.gov.in.
5. Web site: Parampara by Padma Vibhushan Guru Hariprasad Chaurasia Ji With Ustad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa. Delhi Events. 2020-01-24.
6. Web site: 'Pressure to perform is always there' . Deccan Herald . en . 2016-06-14.