‘Call’ A rock band
Call is a rock band from Lahore, Pakistan, formed by Zulfiqar J. Khan, Danish J. Khan, Khurram J. Khan and Omer Pervaiz.In 1996, the band’s guitarist, Omer Pervaiz left to concentrate on his solo project, Naqsh and the band bassist, Shahzad Hameed, left to pursuit his own solo project. Ahsan Fida Khan and Faisal Murtaza [...]
Aunty Disco Project
Aunty Disco Project, sometimes shortened to ADP, are a rock band from Karachi, Pakistan. ADP started off as an underground band in March 2006, founded by Omar Bilal Akhtar on guitar and vocals, Imran Lodhi on bass, Khawar Khan on guitars, Yasir Qureshi on darbuka and Omar Khalid on drums, the band quickly became popular [...]
Laal
Laal is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist political songs, especially those written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib. The band received mainstream attention during the Lawyers’ Movement, in which it led support to the reinstatement of the then deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The [...]
Jupiters
Jupiters were a band based in Lahore, Pakistan, famous for being a breeding ground for many famous Pakistani singers. The band itself gained attention as the most wanted party band in Lahore in the early 90s and later released their hit song ‘Chala dey ja nishani’. It wasn’t long after the song, that Jupiters disbanded. [...]
The Kominas
The Kominas are an American-Pakistani taqwacore band from Boston, Massachusetts. They comprise Basim Usmani, Imran Malik, and Shahjehan Khan Early Influences The first Kominas’ song ever released was “Rumi was a Homo (But Wahhaj Is a Fag)”, by the website Muslim Wake Up! in response to then recent homophobic comments made by the Imam Siraj [...]
Kaavish
Kaavish is a Pakistani band that was formed in 1999 by Jaffer Zaidi and Maaz Maudood. The band released their debut single ‘Bachpan’ on the internet in 2002 which soon hit the radio waves all over the country. In 2005 the band emerged out of the underground with the released of Bachpan’s video on music [...]
Jal
Jal is a Pakistani pop/rock band formed in Lahore in 2002. The group was formed by Goher Mumtaz (vocals and guitar) and Atif Aslam (vocals). They achieved fame with the release of the single “Aadat”, after which lead vocalist, Atif Aslam, left the band and was replaced by new vocalist Farhan Saeed and bassist Aamir [...]
Dr. Aur Billa
Dr. Aur Billa is one of Pakistan popular Rock bands, based in Lahore, Pakistan, and formed in 1994 by guitarist/songwriter/singer Jawad Bashir and Aiyaz Kidwai. Who is the Dr. and who is the Billa? Jawad Bashir is called Dr. and Aiyaz Kidwai has known to be the Billa. Jawad bashir and Aiyaz Kidwai graduated from [...]
Karavan
Karavan is a rock band formed in 1997 by former Awaz lead guitarist Asad Ahmed with the help of his friend, bassist Sameer Ahmed, in Karachi, Pakistan. The band were soon joined by drummer Allan Smith and ex-Wet Metal lead vocalist, Najam Sheraz. Karavan has been a successful rock band in Pakistan. The band became [...]
