Aamir Zaki is one
of Pakistan's most prolific guitar players. Zaki released his long
awaited debut album Signature in 1995. Zaki's travails into cascades
and cadences had somewhat of a rocky start. His father initially got
him a drum kit that was deemed too loud. A saxophone took its place,
but the trumpeting was too much for the family to handle. Finally a
compromise was struck on the guitar and that suited everyone just
fine, especially Aamir who immediately started working out melodies
on one string. Soon he had learnt the ropes by instinct, playing the
music others made before him. Playing alone soon got boring for
young Zaki, so he started jamming' with a friend who played the
drums. The drummer is now a cab driver in New York; hardly glorious,
but he probably earns more than what he would have as a musician in
Pakistan.
Zaki's advent into his twenties was far from prodigious. His father
died and he looked after his family business of exporting local
handicrafts. Two years later he'd had enough. He got out of the
frying pan into the proverbial fire by getting married and got
divorced another two years later.
His solo album - "Signature" featured one Urdu song, two English
songs and the rest were instrumentals. He put his own money into
releasing this high-risk venture. He produced the CDs in England and
got Sonic to release them locally.
Sadly enough, despite being one of the most accomplished guitarist
in the country and definitely the best musician in the pop/rock
brigade, Zaki has come out with only one solo album. That is because
he refuses to compromise on the music he makes. He maintains that
there is no bass player or drummer competent enough to play with
him, except Gumby, who has chosen to float along the mainstream tide
with Junoon. Hear Zaki play and you will agree with him. He has the
capacity to make any instrument emote. Zaki's guitar can make it
wail or strum a sweet melody with equal ease. Zaki's tragedy is that
he is some light years beyond the local music scene.
of Pakistan's most prolific guitar players. Zaki released his long
awaited debut album Signature in 1995. Zaki's travails into cascades
and cadences had somewhat of a rocky start. His father initially got
him a drum kit that was deemed too loud. A saxophone took its place,
but the trumpeting was too much for the family to handle. Finally a
compromise was struck on the guitar and that suited everyone just
fine, especially Aamir who immediately started working out melodies
on one string. Soon he had learnt the ropes by instinct, playing the
music others made before him. Playing alone soon got boring for
young Zaki, so he started jamming' with a friend who played the
drums. The drummer is now a cab driver in New York; hardly glorious,
but he probably earns more than what he would have as a musician in
Pakistan.
Zaki's advent into his twenties was far from prodigious. His father
died and he looked after his family business of exporting local
handicrafts. Two years later he'd had enough. He got out of the
frying pan into the proverbial fire by getting married and got
divorced another two years later.
His solo album - "Signature" featured one Urdu song, two English
songs and the rest were instrumentals. He put his own money into
releasing this high-risk venture. He produced the CDs in England and
got Sonic to release them locally.
Sadly enough, despite being one of the most accomplished guitarist
in the country and definitely the best musician in the pop/rock
brigade, Zaki has come out with only one solo album. That is because
he refuses to compromise on the music he makes. He maintains that
there is no bass player or drummer competent enough to play with
him, except Gumby, who has chosen to float along the mainstream tide
with Junoon. Hear Zaki play and you will agree with him. He has the
capacity to make any instrument emote. Zaki's guitar can make it
wail or strum a sweet melody with equal ease. Zaki's tragedy is that
he is some light years beyond the local music scene.
Album:
Amir Zaki - 10 Years Eclips
Bhula
Dena.mp3
Album: Amir Zaki - Signature
Cheers.mp3
Do You
Really Love Another.mp3
Every
Person Is A Story.mp3
Mera
Pyar.mp3
Money.mp3
Not Quite
Maniac.mp3
Serial
Time.mp3
The Day
She Left.mp3
Till
There's Light Again.mp3
You Need
That Fire.mp3
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