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    Do You Know Your Pakistani Pop

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    Post  love aadee Thu May 14, 2009 9:11 am

    Do You Know Your Pakistani Pop
    Written by www.daily.pk
    Saturday, 02 May 2009 03:02



    Pioneering boy bands such as Vital Signs, and Awaz broke onto the music scene in the 90s, played to packed houses and even conquered the charts. But outside forces and inside bickering had many of them hanging up their guitars even before a greatest hits album could be composed.

    The waters turned murkier when the remaining talent, including Adnan Sami Khan, and pop band Strings, answered to Bollywood's call with a better pay package and a wider fanbase. With the talent crossing border into India, Pakistan's pop culture was drawing its last breath, or so people thought until five years ago when a virtually unknown band called Jal broke onto the scene with Aadat and became overnight sensations.

    The band, which performs in Dubai tonight at Elegante, Royal Ascot Hotel, featured composer Goher Mumtaz and lead singer Atif Aslam in the original line-up. Aslam soon departed for Bollywood, but Mumtaz is carrying the band forward with the help of guitarist Shazi Aamir and vocalist Farhan Saeed Butt.

    Mumtaz tells Emirates Business: "Jal means water, which covers most of the regions of the world. We want to do it as well through our music, our calm melodies..."

    These so-called calm melodies had Aadat's recordbreaking success catch the attention of Bollywood producers Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, who signed on the album's title track and Lamhay for their films. Yet, unlike Aslam, Mumtaz wanted to play an active role in Pakistan's music industry. He says: "Bollywood is not top priority. Our second album Boondh bagged the best album and best song awards in 2008 at the most prestigious awards ceremony in Pakistan, while India's MTV Asia called us the top band of the year. At the end of the day a quality product really matters."

    Currently, the band is busy touring and Mumtaz reveals more concerts in the UAE are on the agenda. He explains: "The downturn has blocked things in Dubai and closed the window for the Asian music market. Still, the community wants to see artists performing and as things are getting better, we are lining up a couple of mega concerts in the coming months."

    And what's the equation with Aslam, considering the parting was not amicable? "We are not enemies; we even played cricket together last month. We respect each other's talent and believe rather than pondering over our personal fights, we should be united as a nation and deliver the best for Pakistan's music industry. "


    Fuzon

    YEARS ACTIVE: 2001 to present

    ORIGINAL LINE-UP: Shafqat Amanat Ali (lead vocals), Shallum Asher Xavier (guitar) and Imran Momina (keyboards and composer)

    CLAIM TO FAME: Ankhon Ke Sagar

    THE STORY: Back in 2001, Xavier and Momina wanted to launch a pop/rock/classical fusion band but lacked the skills as lead vocalist.

    A chance meeting with Amanat Ali changed all that and Fuzon was formed.

    The band released Sagar soon after, in both Pakistan and India. Amanat Ali was soon picked up by Bollywood, so left high and dry, Rameez Mukhtar signed on in 2007 as the vocalist.


    Awaz

    YEARS ACTIVE: 1992 to 2000

    ORIGINAL LINE-UP: Haroon (lead vocals), Faakhir Mehmood (keyboards) and Assad Ahmed (guitar)

    CLAIM TO FAME: Jadoo Ka Chiragh

    THE STORY: The band emerged onto the Pakistan pop music arena in '93 with their self-titled album. But it was two years later that they really hit the big league with Jadoo Ka Chiragh. Many attribute their success to timing – Vital Signs had just disbanded and the country's music industry was looking for fresh faces.

    However, in 2000 they split due to conflicts; Haroon and Faakhir launched their solo careers, while Ahmed launched his own rock band Karavan.


    Strings

    YEARS ACTIVE: 1989 to present

    ORIGINAL LINE-UP: Bilal Maqsood (guitars), Faisal Kapadia (composer/lead vocals), Rafiq Wazir Ali (keyboard) and Kareem Bashir Bhoy (drums)

    CLAIM TO FAME: Sarkiye Ae Pahar

    THE STORY: Four friends jammed together in 1988 but walked away from fame. Kapadia and Maqsood reunited in 2000 and released Duur the same year – an album that shook-up the music industries in Pakistan and India. String has paved the way for other Pakistani acts to strike it big in Bollywood. Yet, Kapadia tells Emirates Business: "We are no pioneers. That credit goes to Vital Signs or Junoon."


    Vital Signs

    YEARS ACTIVE: 1987 to 1995

    ORIGINAL LINE-UP: Junaid Jamshed (lead vocals), Rohail Hyatt (keyboard), Shehzad Hassan (bass) and Nusrat Hussain (guitar)

    CLAIM TO FAME: Dil Dil Pakistan

    THE STORY: The original boy band of Pakistan shot to fame in 1987 with Dil Dil Pakistan, voted the third most popular song of all time by BBC World. After changes in the line-up, Hussain parted ways with the band to make way for guitarist Salman Ahmad. But in 1990, Ahmad left Vital Signs to form Sufi-rock band, Junoon. The band parted ways and reunited many times, until in '95, Jamshed went solo. But he soon abandoned his music career and moved on to religious teachings.


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    Post  sl33p!nr0ckz Thu May 14, 2009 10:54 am

    r dey tryin 2 tell dat atif should promote hiz music from pak...itself...but watz rong in tryin everythin..as d say music haz no boundariez.....i mean he iz still d best.....n jal iz gud...in dere own way....n atif in hiz own way.....i m against who ever rote diz article....

    but thanxx for sharin priya
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    Post  love aadee Thu May 14, 2009 8:26 pm

    yeah thts truee.....even m not in support wid this article..but as it mentioned aadee's name ..i posted it.....this is we call sumthin weird........

    this article has been written against aadee..

    now wats d prob if aadee iz takin hiz music to d world...rather than keepin it to confines.... Shocked

    dunno wat these people think..huhhh Evil or Very Mad
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    Post  sl33p!nr0ckz Fri May 15, 2009 3:17 am

    @priya....i wont exactly say dat if u juss promote ur music in pak d world would not cum 2 no abt u or ur music......but if atif wanted try even indian music den watz rong....he iz still d best...n still d same atif u can cum 2 no abt dat from hiz first n third album...i mean datz d real atif....
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    Post  love aadee Fri May 15, 2009 10:18 pm

    yeah..i agree on tht...
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    Post  R3GhA Sat May 16, 2009 12:05 am

    datx gud
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    Post  sl33p!nr0ckz Sat May 16, 2009 12:58 pm

    thanXXX for appreciatin galzz
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    Post  R3GhA Sun May 17, 2009 12:38 am

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