Bands/Musicians List of Famous Bands from Karachi

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List of Karachi bands, listed by their level of fame. This Karachi musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Karachi bands are included, as well as many Karachi musicians of underground status. This list of Karachi musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Karachi bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

Everything from Nazia and Zoheb to AaroH is included on this list.

If you're wondering, "What bands are from Karachi?" or "What is a list of Karachi bands?" then this list will answer your questions. (21 items)

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Nazia and Zoheb Pop music, Indian pop Nazia and Zoheb were a Pakistani pop group from Karachi, Sindh formed in 1980. The group consisted of two siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan, who were a singing sensation and pop icons in ...more

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AaroH Rock music, Pop rock, Power pop Aaroh was an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1998. The band was founded by lead guitarist Nabeel Nihal Chishty and vocalist Farooq Ahmed, who were joined by ...more

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Sajjad Ali Pop music, Rock music Sajjad Ali, is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and Legendary singer rock singer, poet, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.

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Junoon Sufi rock, Rock music, Alternative rock Junoon is a sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, formed in 1990. The band is directed by founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Salman Ahmad, who was soon joined by keyboardist Nusrat ...more

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Strings Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock Strings are an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop rock band composed of two members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood, Faisal ...more

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Shehzad Roy Pop music Shehzad Roy is a Pakistani singer, social worker and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded many hit songs such as Saali, Teri ...more

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Nazia Hassan Pop music Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani pop singer. Her song, "Aap Jaisa Koi", from the Indian film Qurbani made her famous in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s. Her debut album, Disco ...more

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Raheem Shah Pop music, Bhangra Rahim Shah is a leading Pakistani pop singer. He started from Peshawar, and is currently based in Karachi. He sings in Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi.

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Ali Haider Pop music Ali Haider is a Pakistani singer. He had a number of popular songs in the 1990s, the most notable being Poorani Jeans which also appears on his 1993 album Sandesa. He also had a hit later in the ...more

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Munni Begum Ghazal Munni Begum is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. Her real name is Nadira. She is an American national, based in Chicago, IL, USA.

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Faakhir Mehmood Pop music Faakhir Mehmood is a Pakistani singer and music composer. He started out his career in a Pakistani musical group called Awaz. However to conflicts of interest the band split and they all went to ...more

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Nabeel Nihal Chishty Progressive metal, Instrumental rock, Heavy metal

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Zeest Blues-rock

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Waqar Ali Pop music Waqar Ali is a Pakistani musician and singer in Pakistan. Ali has produced many albums and singles for the Pakistan film industry. His father is director Shafqat Hussein and he often works with ...more

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Bushra Ansari Bushra Ansari is a Pakistani television presenter, singer, actress and playwright who started as a child performer in the 1960s and has remained a major TV personality for over four decades. ...more

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Zohaib Hassan Zoheb Hassan is a British Pakistani pop icon, who left the music industry after the death of his sister and Pakistani pop legend, Nazia Hassan.

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Asad Ahmed Heavy metal, Hard rock Asad Ahmed is a Pakistani guitarist. His first stint was forming The Barbarians. He has been a member of the famous pop trio Awaz, has played with Junoon, Vital Signs and is currently a founding ...more

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Najam Shiraz Najam Sheraz is a Pakistani pop singer, songwriter, music producer, composer and peace activist. Sheraz’s first Urdu nasheed, "Na Tera Khuda Koi Aur Hae," changed his perspective about ...more

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Fuzön Rock music, Experimental rock, Pop rock Fuzön is an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan formed in 2001. The name has been derived from fusion as the former vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali describes the band as a ...more

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Mizraab Progressive metal, Heavy metal, Alternative rock Mizraab is a progressive rock and metal band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter, Faraz Anwar, the band's initial line-up was with ...more

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Atish Raj Industrial rock, Industrial music, Progressive rock Atish Raj, was an industrial and avant-garde Pakistani rock band formed and fronted by Pakistani music journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha. The band only recorded two albums between 1994 ...more

1 Nazia and Zoheb Pop music, Indian pop Nazia and Zoheb were a Pakistani pop group from Karachi, Sindh formed in 1980. The group consisted of two siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan, who were a singing sensation and pop icons in ...more

2 AaroH Rock music, Pop rock, Power pop Aaroh was an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1998. The band was founded by lead guitarist Nabeel Nihal Chishty and vocalist Farooq Ahmed, who were joined by ...more

3 Sajjad Ali Pop music, Rock music Sajjad Ali, is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and Legendary singer rock singer, poet, film actor, director and producer. He is trained in classical singing.

4 Junoon Sufi rock, Rock music, Alternative rock Junoon is a sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, formed in 1990. The band is directed by founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Salman Ahmad, who was soon joined by keyboardist Nusrat ...more

5 Strings Pop music, Rock music, Pop rock Strings are an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop rock band composed of two members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood, Faisal ...more

6 Shehzad Roy Pop music Shehzad Roy is a Pakistani singer, social worker and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded many hit songs such as Saali, Teri ...more

7 Nazia Hassan Pop music Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani pop singer. Her song, "Aap Jaisa Koi", from the Indian film Qurbani made her famous in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980s. Her debut album, Disco ...more

8 Raheem Shah Pop music, Bhangra Rahim Shah is a leading Pakistani pop singer. He started from Peshawar, and is currently based in Karachi. He sings in Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi.

9 Ali Haider Pop music Ali Haider is a Pakistani singer. He had a number of popular songs in the 1990s, the most notable being Poorani Jeans which also appears on his 1993 album Sandesa. He also had a hit later in the ...more

10 Munni Begum Ghazal Munni Begum is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. Her real name is Nadira. She is an American national, based in Chicago, IL, USA.

11 Faakhir Mehmood Pop music Faakhir Mehmood is a Pakistani singer and music composer. He started out his career in a Pakistani musical group called Awaz. However to conflicts of interest the band split and they all went to ...more

12 Nabeel Nihal Chishty Progressive metal, Instrumental rock, Heavy metal

13 Zeest Blues-rock

14 Waqar Ali Pop music Waqar Ali is a Pakistani musician and singer in Pakistan. Ali has produced many albums and singles for the Pakistan film industry. His father is director Shafqat Hussein and he often works with ...more

15 Bushra Ansari Bushra Ansari is a Pakistani television presenter, singer, actress and playwright who started as a child performer in the 1960s and has remained a major TV personality for over four decades. ...more

16 Zohaib Hassan Zoheb Hassan is a British Pakistani pop icon, who left the music industry after the death of his sister and Pakistani pop legend, Nazia Hassan.

17 Asad Ahmed Heavy metal, Hard rock Asad Ahmed is a Pakistani guitarist. His first stint was forming The Barbarians. He has been a member of the famous pop trio Awaz, has played with Junoon, Vital Signs and is currently a founding ...more

18 Najam Shiraz Najam Sheraz is a Pakistani pop singer, songwriter, music producer, composer and peace activist. Sheraz’s first Urdu nasheed, "Na Tera Khuda Koi Aur Hae," changed his perspective about ...more

19 Fuzön Rock music, Experimental rock, Pop rock Fuzön is an alternative rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan formed in 2001. The name has been derived from fusion as the former vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali describes the band as a ...more

20 Mizraab Progressive metal, Heavy metal, Alternative rock Mizraab is a progressive rock and metal band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter, Faraz Anwar, the band's initial line-up was with ...more

21 Atish Raj Industrial rock, Industrial music, Progressive rock Atish Raj, was an industrial and avant-garde Pakistani rock band formed and fronted by Pakistani music journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha. The band only recorded two albums between 1994 ...more