Nisa Azeezi
Nisa Azeezi is a Ghazal and Qawwali singer from Kerala, India,
She worked as the Head of the Music Department at MES Muslim Education Society Senior Secondary School, Tirur for 20 years. She also worked as a music teacher at the Mamangam Performing Arts Centre in Qatar from 2018 to 2020. Nisa as a singer explores Qawwali in the great Hindustani Music traditions. She is still practicing under Rafique Khan in Dharwad gharana.
Education
- Ganabhooshanam- The Degree in music conferred by Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, Kerala.
- Carnatic music Vocal under Sri. K.G.Marar.
- Hindustani Vocal Diploma from Akhil Bharatiya [Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal]
- Hindustani Music Vocal training in gurukula tradition under A.E. Vincent Master, Sarat Chandra Maratte, Umer Bhai, Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, Ustad [Faiyaz Khan (Karnataka singer)], Kirana gharana & Ustad Rafique Khan, Dharwad Gharana.
Recognition
- Received Junior Fellowship constituted by Central Ministry of Culture (India) on the subject of The Ghazal Tradition of Malabar in the year 2000
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award 2023
Discography: Ghazals/Qawwalis