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Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan is an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Dilli Gharana (school). Born in traditional family of Classical Music. Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan is a successor of the centuries old Music tradition of Delhi Gharana and well known for his versatile style of singing. He is renowned for the khayal and Gazal form of singing, Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan’s rich voice makes him versatile style of classical and his rendering of Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Tarana, Bhajans, Ghazals and great ability of taankari and laykari. Especially in taankari.

Early life
Tanveer Ahmed Khan was born into a musical family of Dilli Gharana at Mausiqui Mazil in Darya Ganj, Delhi. He started learning classical music at the early age of 5 years from his grandfather Ustad Usman Khan and later on from his father Sangeet Samrat Late Ustad Naseer Ahmed Khan (The legendry vocalist of Delhi Gharana). He was a Gandabandh Shagird of Ustad Naseer Ahmed Khan. Tanveer Ahmed Khan lives in Delhi from his childhood and had done his schooling from St. James School, Munirka, New Delhi. After the death of Ustad Naseer Ahmed Khan in 1986, Tanveer Ahmed Khan continued his musical training from various maestros of Dilli Gharana like Ustad Zafar Ahmed Khan, Ustad Zahoor Ahmed Khan And Ustad Hilal Ahmed Khan. And From 1994, He started learning from Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan (Present Khalifa/Head of Dilli Gharana).

Background
Khayal, the most popular form in Hindustani Classical Music is represented by a number of stylistically different schools called the Gharana,one of the prominent being Dilli Gharana and Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan belongs to that great Dilli Gharana. In these days, Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan is the only vocalist in the gharana who purely justify that Dilli Gharana is a Taan Pradhan Gayaki Gharana.

Historically speaking about the background and the gharana, the legendary musician Miyan Achpal khan is the fountain head of the Dilli Gharana. A senior contemporary and sangeet guru (music preceptor) of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. Miyan Achpal Khan trained the likes of Ustad Tanras Khan. He belonged to the lineage of Meer Hasan Samant & was son and Mureed (Spiritual Disciple) of Bheekan Shah. Miyan Achpal was both a musician and composer of high order.

Dilli Gharana and Gayaki (Style)
In Dilli Gharana gayaki is quite different from others. It starts with unfolding of the raga begins with nom-tom alaap followed by the vilambhit (slow tempo) khayal. After enunciating the Sthai, the raga is elaborate with bol-alaap (Badhat). Therefore the vocalist proceeds with the Antara (second part) as with the Sthai. Dilli Gharana does not rigidly confine to note by note development of raga but makes judicious sortie into higher octaves. This segment is embellished with gamak, meed, khatka, murki etc. This style is especially known for its lachav and ghulav (flexibility and melting),

The Drut (fast tempo) khayal begins with bol-banav, i.e. artistic variation of text. Dilli Gharana is reputed for its variety of intricate taans, which may well be called its half mark. Other outstanding features are the shapely amad, complex yet accurate Tihaais, purity of raga and fidelity of compositions.

Performances
Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan has given many successful performances in various cities of India & Abroad such as Australia, Holland, U.A.E, Bangladesh, Pakistan and many Gulf countries. He has performed with maestros like Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Rashid Khan, Prof. Debu Choudhary and Shubha Mudgal etc.

He has also performed for many prestigious music societies like Sangeet Natak Academy, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Asavari, Haridas Tansen Music Festival, SEHMAT, SA MA PA Music Festival, Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan Yaadgaar Sabha and Khashi Baithak Sabha etc.

Guru-Shishya Parampara
The guru-shishya tradition, lineage, or parampara, denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is the tradition of spiritual relationship and mentoring where teachings are transmitted from a guru "teacher" (गुरु) to a śiṣya "disciple" (शिष्य) or chela. Such knowledge, whether it be Vedic, agamic, architectural, musical or spiritual, is imparted through the developing relationship between the guru and the disciple. It is considered that this relationship, based on the genuineness of the guru, and the respect, commitment, devotion and obedience of the student, is the best way for subtle or advanced knowledge to be conveyed. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies.

Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan is continuing the Guru-Shishya Prampara of Gharana and has many talented disciples throughout Delhi and NCR. There are many talented disciples are from Faculty of Music And Fine Arts, Delhi University, Indraprastha University etc. Some of his disciples are Shubham Modi, Devesh Pandey, Rahul Rahee, Akanksha, Abhishek Raj, Vivek Mahajan, Anas Khan, Mohsin Khan, Vakil Khan etc.

Awards
Ustad Tanveer Ahmed Khan has won many awards in music like Sahitya Kala Parishad, All India Music Award, Begum Akhtar Award, Surmani and Sangeet Shiromani. He composed music for so many Ghazals, Bhajans, geet, etc.

The biggest title presented to him was by the Amir Khusro Institute Of Music (AKIM) of “PRINCE OF TAAN”.