Fareed Ayaz, qawwal al-Hussaini Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz al-Hussaini belongs to the best known gharana of Qawwali, namely: 'Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana' of Delhi. This , approximately 705 years old, was started by Saamat bin lbrahim, the principal student of Hazrat Amir Khusrau. This eminent Gharana has produced famous Ustads like the late Ustad Tarns Khan, court musician and tutor in classical music Itabrader Shah. In the present generation of this Gharana are Fareed Ayaz and party, acclaimed as one of the best Qawwals of the sub-continent.
Fareed Ayaz started his training in classical music at a tender age under the rigorous and critical tutelage of his late father Ustad Raziuddin, who himself was an outstanding classical musician and a recipient of the Pakistan President's Pride of Performance medal and was received many other honors from the Government of Pakistan. Fareed Ayaz is an accomplished musician in the genre of classical music and also in the traditional classical raag.