Iqbal Asif Jewel (born 1 March) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He is currently a member of the band
Miles.
Career
Iqbal's first band was ''
Legend
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'', whose first album was ''Onnobhubon''. After the rest of the band left to continue their academic studies, he joined
Warfaze
Warfaze (Bengali language, Bengali: ওয়ারফেইজ) is a Bangladeshi heavy metal band formed in 6 June 1984 in Dhaka by Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal, Kamal, Meer, Helal, Naimul, and Bappy. They are one of the early heavy metal music, heavy ...
, a rock band that was one of the first Bangladeshi rock bands to incorporate elements of heavy metal and progressive metal/progressive rock in its songs.
[ Warfaze#Rise to fame; Jibondhara, Ashamajik & the Departures of Sunjoy, Babna Karim & Russell Ali(1994-1998)]
In 1999, Jewel joined
Miles, a rock band formed in 1979.
As a solo artist, Jewel has released several albums including an instrumental fusion-rock album ''X Factor'', and a collaboration with long-time friends from other bands; ''Jewel with the Stars''.
Jewel has also produced or mixed several albums, including
Sumon's first solo album ''Shopno gulo tomar moto'', and
Artcell's second studio album ''Aniket Prantor''.
Jewel released a compilation album, ''Rock 101'', in December 2008. In 2009,
Eid al-Fitr Jewel released the dual ''Rock 202'' and ''Rock 303''.
In November 2020, Jewel released a single called Nilana Khobor (lyrics written by Iqbal Asif Jewel).
In October 2022, Jewel released a song called BijoyRoth from the album The Hybrid Experiment with
Raef al Hasan Rafa
Raef Al Hasan Rafa (born 27 October 1988) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the former drummer of rock band Aurthohin, and current drummer of metal band Cryptic Fate. He's also member of meta ...
.
Personal life
Jewel is married to Nazia and has two children named Eshan and Aarya.
Discography
Solo
* ''X Factor''
Compilation albums
* ''Rock 101''
* ''Rock 202''
* ''Rock 303''
*''Rock 404''
*''Rock 505''
*''Rock 606''
*''Rock 707''
*''Rock 808''
*''Rock 909''
*''Rock X0X''
Mixed
* ''Jewel with the Stars''
Miles
* ''"প্রবাহ" (Flow)'' (2000)
* ''"প্রতিধ্বনি" (Echoes)'' (2006)
* ''"প্রতিচ্ছবি" (Reflections)'' (2015)
;Extended Play
* ''"প্রবর্তন" (Induction)'' (2016)
Warfaze
* ''জীবন ধারা (Living System)'' (1997)
* ''অসামাজিক (Antisocial)'' (1998)
Singles
*''Nilana Khobor'' (2020)
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Bangladeshi guitarists