| Quaid Ahmedقائد احمد | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Producer, Actor |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Laal Series |
| Formerly of | Sounds of Kolachi Umair Jaswal, Ali Azmat, Shahi Hassan, Natasha Baig, Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam |
Quaid Ahmed (Urdu: قائد احمد), also spelled Qua-id Ahmed is a Pakistani singer-songwriter from Karachi. He sings in various genres including Sufi rock.
Early life
Ahmed started out on Pakistani television before becoming a fulltime musician.
Career
After releasing Elhaam and Sunlo' albums, Ahmed released Nirali, his third overall and second solo album with an EDM artist/producer Zaphixx 2022. Quaid worked in collaboration with artists from several countries. He toured the US and Europe in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
He was associated with the Pakistani band Sounds Of Kolachi as a founder and lead vocalist (2013-2021).
He sang and recorded “The Official National Anthem” of Pakistan with 140 voices, produced by Rohail Hyatt and Arshad Mehmud.
Sounds Of Kolachi's debut album was Elhaam."SOK" was a commercial success.
He works with Geo TV, singing and writing satirical music pieces for the show Hasna Mana Hai with Tabish Hashmi, as a producer, composer, writer and curator. He worked with Atif Aslam, Fawad Khan, EP, Zulfi, Meesha Shafi, Natasha Baig, Zeb Bangash, Sounds Of Kolachi, and Mekaal Hasan.
Discography
Singles
- "Allah Hi Dega" - Sounds Of Kolachi - 2017
- "Theher Jaa" - 2019 - Laal Series
Sunlo
- "Shamein" - 2019
- "Sunlo" - 2020
- "Jugnu" - 2020
- "Kaun Hai" - 2020
- "PariNama" - 2020
Nirali (Quaid Ahmed x Zaphixx)
- "Jani Janay" - 2022
- "Teri Yaad" - 2022
- "Paas Hongay" - 2022
- "Kaun Hai 2.0" - 2022
- "Sadaa" - 2022
- "Kaa Karun" - 2022
- "Tum Chahiye Ho" - 2022
- "Nirali Raat" - 2022
Composer
- "Kaise Kahoon" - Natasha Baig (2020)
- "Saiyyan" - Natasha Baig (2021)
- "Chalta Rahoon" - Teen Talwar (2020)
References
- "Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
- Khan, Manal Faheem. "Natasha Baig's fashionably Sufi collaboration with YBQ". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- "Quaid Ahmed on releasing second album | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Quaid Ahmed leaves Sounds of Kolachi | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Re-recorded National Anthem released". The Express Tribune. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Quaid Ahmed flies solo | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Sounds of Kolachi, Mekaal Hasan Band, Faraz Anwar play memorable gig in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2022.