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Xarb is a five-member band from Lahore, Pakistan. The band was formed in 2011, and received increased public attention in 2017 in 2018, when they performed on the third and fourth seasons of the show "Pepsi Battle of the Bands".

History

Xarb is composed of five members: the band's bass guitarist, Raheem "Sunny" Shabhaz, its drummer, Muhammad "Lala" Ahsan, it's Guitarist, Saud Anver, from Faisalabad, its guitarist/singer-songwriter, Mobeen Zahid, from the United Arab Emirates, and its lead vocalist and keyboardist, Qamar Parvi, from Rawalpindi. Shabhaz and Ahasan are natives of Lahore, while Anver, Zahid, and Parvi moved there to pursue graduate studies at Lahore's University of Engineering and Technology .[1]

Although Anver, Zahid, and Parvi played together when they were in university, "Xarb" only formed in 2011, after Anver, Zahid, and Parvi graduated and subsequently struggled to find employment. Mobeen, the group's guitarist, learned to play guitar during his last year at university. The three members first began playing with local bands including "Draine", "Ahsan", "Raheem", and "Badnaam", before the band was brought together by Saud. Shabhaz and Ahsan joined later, after they were introduced to the group by its former bassist, Zia.[2][1]

Xarb's first music video, "Baysabro", was released in April 2014.[1].

In 2018 Xarb was a popular contestant in the third season of the Pepsi Battle of the Bands,[2] an American Idol-style television show in which several local bands competed for votes from viewers to proceed through several rounds of weekly competitions (source).

In 2018 Xarb produced a music video for their song "Deewar". The video featured "a woman struggling to run ahead while being held back by ominous masked folk." The theme of the video was interpreted by local reviewers as "breaking free from whatever shackles you". Xarb's release of this video followed a positive reception following their performance of the song (as guest performers) in the fourth season of Pepsi Battle of the Bands.[3]

Style and Influences

Many of Xarb's songs have been interpreted as modern reflections on traditional Sufi themes, though they have attempted to categorise themselves as a contemporary band.[2]

The band has cited numerous musical influences in their interviews. Local musical influences cited by members of Xarb include Medhi Hassan, Ghulam Ali (singer), Farida Khanum, Abida Parveen, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vital Signs, Junoon, Gumby. International musical influences cited by the band include Pearl Jam, The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Victor Wooten, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Danny Carrey, Chad Smith, Gumby, Dave Abbruzzese, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pete Townshed, and B.B. King.[1]

See Also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mazhar
  2. ^ a b c Majeed
  3. ^ Images Staff

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