Quaid Ahmed (Urdu: قائد احمد), also spelled Qua-id Ahmed is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Karachi. He sings in various genres including Sufi rock.[1]
Quaid Ahmed قائد احمد | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Producer, Actor |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Laal Series |
| Formerly of | Sounds of Kolachi Umair Jaswal, Ali Azmat, Shahi Hassan, Natasha Baig, Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam |
Early life
editAhmed started out on Pakistani television before becoming a fulltime musician.[2]
Career
editAfter releasing Elhaam and Sunlo' albums, Ahmed released Nirali, his third overall[3] and second solo album with an EDM artist/producer Zaphixx 2022. Quaid worked in collaboration with artists[who?] from several countries. He toured the US and Europe in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[citation needed]
He was associated with the Pakistani band Sounds Of Kolachi as a founder and lead vocalist (2013-2021).[4]
He sang and recorded “The Official National Anthem” of Pakistan with 140 voices, produced by Rohail Hyatt and Arshad Mehmud.[5]
Sounds Of Kolachi's debut album was Elhaam."SOK" was a commercial success.[6]
He works with Geo TV, singing and writing satirical music pieces for the show Hasna Mana Hai with Tabish Hashmi, as a producer, composer, writer and curator. He worked with Atif Aslam, Fawad Khan, EP, Zulfi, Meesha Shafi, Natasha Baig, Zeb Bangash, Sounds Of Kolachi, and Mekaal Hasan.[7]
Discography
editSingles
edit- "Allah Hi Dega" - Sounds Of Kolachi - 2017
- "Theher Jaa" - 2019 - Laal Series
Sunlo
edit- "Shamein" - 2019
- "Sunlo" - 2020
- "Jugnu" - 2020
- "Kaun Hai" - 2020
- "PariNama" - 2020
Nirali (Quaid Ahmed x Zaphixx)
edit- "Jani Janay" - 2022
- "Teri Yaad" - 2022
- "Paas Hongay" - 2022
- "Kaun Hai 2.0" - 2022
- "Sadaa" - 2022
- "Kaa Karun" - 2022
- "Tum Chahiye Ho" - 2022
- "Nirali Raat" - 2022
Composer
edit- "Kaise Kahoon" - Natasha Baig (2020)
- "Saiyyan" - Natasha Baig (2021)
- "Chalta Rahoon" - Teen Talwar (2020)
References
edit- ^ "Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- ^ Khan, Manal Faheem. "Natasha Baig's fashionably Sufi collaboration with YBQ". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Quaid Ahmed on releasing second album | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Quaid Ahmed leaves Sounds of Kolachi | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Re-recorded National Anthem released". The Express Tribune. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Quaid Ahmed flies solo | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Sounds of Kolachi, Mekaal Hasan Band, Faraz Anwar play memorable gig in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2022.