Naseeruddin Saami
Naseeruddin Saami (born 1945) is a classical singer from Pakistan. He is called ustad for his mastery of classical music. He is best known for his Khyal style of singing. He began learning singing in 1950s from another renowned classical vocalist,Qawwal and musician of his time Munshi Raziuddin. He belongs to Delhi Gharana of music style. He sings in style of ‘Khayal Vocalist’. He is recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Pride of Performance for service to music. Ustad Saami is the last living vocal practitioner of an ancient 49-note microtonal Surti (or shruti) scale. He is featured in the 90-minute documentary movie Closer to God by Swiss director Annette Berger, which was released in 2018 and has been shown in numerous festivals  Womad , Womadelaide , Roskilde festival, Le Guess Who, Oster etc. 