Haider Rahman is a
Pakistani musician and current band member of the band
Laal. He plays the
bansuri ''(flute)'' for the band. He also sometimes lends his voice for backup vocals. He is recognized all over Pakistan because of his being a ''
shagird Shagird may refer to:
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'' of the legendary Pakistani
flute player ''Akmal Qadri'' and the famous
north Indian
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classical musician
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Early life
Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (officially called Prayagraj) in the I ...
. He also spent some time training with ''Mohammad Ahsan'' (aka ''Pappu'').
Early life
Haider started playing the flute at a very young age. His main inspiration was
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition.
Early life
Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (officially called Prayagraj) in th ...
with whom he spent nearly 4 months in training as a ''Shagird'' (student). He has dedicated his life to training for and playing the
bansuri because of the
Pandit's influence.
Haider is also credited for taking the
North Indian flute playing genre to a new level because of his work and performances with
jazz
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,
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,
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,
Hungarian and western classical
folk
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musician's while he was studying for a
master's
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Laal
Haider is a founding member of the band
Laal. His main performance comes when he is given a ''"space"'' for a Flute solo, in which he plays the flute for 5 to 6 minutes. He has quoted in several interviews that he is not told what to play. He improvises according to his mood and also says that he plays the sound that he hears inside him, and does not play anything that he has played before. He also claims that he does not rehearse before going out on stage. Haider is considered to be a great asset not only to the band but also to the
Pakistani music industry
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.
Discography
Haider has performed as a
bansuri (flute) player in the band's debut album ''Umeed e Sahar''.
See also
*
Laal
*
Shahram Azhar
*
Taimur Rahman
*
Mahvash Waqar
*
Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 - 12 March 1993; Urdu, Punjabi: ) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of t ...
*
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi:
فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Out ...
*
Urdu poets
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13th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
* Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780)
* Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763)
*Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, '' ...
References
External links
Laal's Official WebsiteLaal Brigade Al-Rasub
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Pakistani male singers
Musicians from Lahore
Pakistani communists