Mekaal Hasan Band is in the completion phase of giving final touches to their 3rd studio album ‘Andholan’. This time around MHB is working on Amir Khusrau’s kalam for their upcoming album that is all set for a release, most probably by the end of this year.
This week on MTV Roots, the featured artiste is Mekaal Hasan of Mekaal Hasan Band. Catch Mekaal Hasan in a candid chat with Nikhil Chinapa about trends in the music industry.
Mekaal Hasan Band sweeps the music category in the 9th Lux Style Awards with 3 awards for the Best Singer, Best Artist and for the Best Video Director and Rohail Hyatt won an award for the Best Producer for the Coke Studio Sessions. BEST ARTIST: Mekaal Hasan Band for Saptak Others nominated in this category: […]
Best Artist: Maryam Kizilbash Mekaal Hasan Band for Saptak Overload for Pichal Pairee Rahim Shah Shiraz Uppal Singer of the Year:
By Madeeha Syed With 2010 slated to be a comeback year for the music industry – provided everything goes as planned – here is a concise look at Pakistani pop music this past decade From 2000 to 2001: Slow beginnings Pakistani rock phenomenon Junoon was at the peak of its glory and had just released […]
By Sadaf Fayyaz 1. Chal Bulleya (Mekaal Hasan Band) The title song of Album Saptak, the theme comprises of seven cardinal sins. Directed by Bilal Lashari, and wardrobe by Ammar Bilal, the theme goes parallel with the beautiful poetry of Bulleh Shah. The seven cardinal sins concept is depicted well, with an exotically novel idea. […]
by Daniyal Laghari They may have been streamed live into households via Pepsi’s Battle of the Bands, but the Mekaal Hasan Band has become a household name in its own right. Five years later MHB is releasing its second album Saptak, and has a fabulous new video out that’s the talk of the town. Their […]
From Sampooran (a set of five notes) to Saptak (a set of seven notes), we preview Mekaal Hasan Band’s latest album. I’ll confess: the Mekaal Hasan Band (MHB) for me (and for quite a few people) has been an acquired taste; mostly brought upon by attending some of its live performances. The first album, Sampooran, […]
The most noticeable music video of this year (yet) has been directed (once again) by none other than Bilal Lashari and it’s for the Mekaal Hasan Band. ‘Chal Bulleya‘ is a narrative depiction of the seven deadly sins and Lashari has boxed a celebrity in almost each vice. With an opening shot of the band […]
Source: DAWN.COM The Mekaal Hasan Band is gaining strength (and fame) by the day. It’s a professional outfit whose music is serious and meaningful. They take their art with a passion that befits a rock unit, and with a professionalism that can be justifiably associated with classical musicians.
