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Faraz Anwar

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Faraz Anwar
Born (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 50)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
GenresRock music, hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, progressive rock
OccupationInstrumental guitarist
InstrumentGuitar: Electric/Acoustic
Years active1996 – present
LabelsFire Records, Coke Studio, EMI Records, Lion Music, Gnarly Geezer, Inc., NTM Studios, Off Axis Records
Websitewww.farazanwar.com

Faraz Anwar (Urdu: فراز انور; born 15 July 1976) is a Pakistani musician, composer, singer-songwriter, bandleader, and a guitarist who founded the Mizraab, a heavy metal music and hard rock genre band based in Pakistan.[1][2]

His musical act on electric guitar has been described by one critic as "Pakistan's master of progressive rock".[2][3][4] Anwar is currently signed to Lion Music, a Finnish production and record label company.

Biography

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Faraz Anwar started learning to play the guitar at the age of 14.[1] He was inspired by the British jazz musician Allan Holdsworth and the American guitarist Paul Gilbert.[1] Faraz Anwar's latest album, Ishq Ki Subah, a 15-track fusion of pop, rock, and progressive songs and instrumentals, was released in 2020.[5] Additionally, his concept album, Tale of The Lunatics, narrating the story of the angel Afaiel sent to earth as a human, can be found on all major online music distribution platforms.

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He has made several appearances on Coke Studio Pakistan.[2] Faraz Anwar was a featured artist musician on Coke Studio Pakistan season 10 in 2017.[6]

Solo discography

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Discography

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With Mizraab

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Solo albums

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Live albums

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  • Live at the Rock Musicarium (with Noori) (2012)[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pakistan Guitar Heroes (including Faraz Anwar)". BBC.com website. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Guitarist Faraz Anwar says he was denied the opportunity to rent a house because he's a musician". Images magazine (Dawn Group of Newspapers). 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Faraz Anwar – On Being an Artist in Pakistan". Redbull.com website.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan's progressive rocker Faraz Anwar just released a new track | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 27 December 2020. Faraz Anwar is one of Pakistan's finest guitar players. He has defined the sound of progressive rock music in this country.
  5. 1 2 3 Ather Ahmad (19 April 2020). "Faraz Anwar: A new dawn for Pakistan's guitar god". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Faraz Anwar - Featured Artist on Coke Studio Pakistan in 2017". Coke Studio Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Asfa Sultan (16 November 2021). "Indian fans touch our feet but people here call us 'kafir' and listen to Indian songs: Faraz Anwar". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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