Mekaal Hasan Band - Live in Canada at Celebration Square, Mississauga
Background information
Origin
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Genres
Alternative rock, Sufi rock, Jazz
Years active
2000 – present
Labels
Sadaf Stereo, ARY Musik The Musik Records, EMI/Virgin Records,Times Music,
Members
Mekaal Hasan Mohammad Ahsan Papu Sharmistha Chatterjee Sheldon D'Silva Gino Banks Agha Ibrahim Akram Amir Azhar
Past members
Asad Abbas Riaz Ali Khan Sameer Ahmed Javed Bashir Kami Paul
Website
www.mekaalhasanband.com
Mekaal Hasan Band Urdu: میکال حسن بینڈ, (sometimes shortened to MHB), is an internationally acclaimed progressive rock band, founded in 2001 by the Pakistani guitarist,composer and producer, Mekaal Hasan.
The Mekaal Hasan Band is known for being innovators of a progressive style of music which finds it's melodic roots in South Asian traditional musical and literary art forms, some of which include Qawali, Sufiana Kalam and in general, traditional material culled from Indian and Pakistani culture and folkloric traditions.
Formed in Lahore, Pakistan in 2001 by composer, guitarist and producer Mekaal Hasan, the "band" comprises a revolving cast of Pakistani and International artists/musicians/visual artists and creators.
The band's music has often been hailed as being deeply rooted to South Asian culture, while managing to communicate to modern audiences in contemporary musical settings.
The band members have roots in different genres,including Jazz, Indian/Pakistani Traditional Classical, 70's Progressive Rock, Old School R'n'b, 70's Funk and Soul, creating a sound which has earned the band fans from a variety of quarters.[1][2]
^Qureshi, Bilal (6 October 2008). "Mekaal Hasan: Making Music On The Fault Line (Mekaal Hasan Interview)". NPR. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^Sabeeh, Maheen (15 October 2017). "Mekaal Hasan's quest for creating social change through music". The News International. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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