Faraz Anwar

Faraz Anwar
Born (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 50)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
GenresRock music, hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, progressive rock
OccupationInstrumental guitarist
InstrumentGuitar: Electric/Acoustic
Years active1996 – present
LabelsFire Records, Coke Studio, EMI Records, Lion Music, Gnarly Geezer, Inc., NTM Studios, Off Axis Records
Websitewww.farazanwar.com

Faraz Anwar (Urdu: فراز انور; born 15 July 1976) is a Pakistani musician, composer, singer-songwriter, bandleader, and guitarist who founded the Mizraab, a heavy metal music and hard rock genre band based in Pakistan.

On account of his musical act on electric guitar, one critic referred to him as "Pakistan's master of progressive rock". Anwar is currently signed to Lion Music, a Finnish production and record label company.

Biography

Faraz Anwar started learning to play the guitar at the age of 14. He was inspired by the British jazz musician Allan Holdsworth and the American guitarist Paul Gilbert. Faraz Anwar's latest album, Ishq Ki Subah, a 15-track fusion of pop, rock, and progressive songs and instrumentals, was released in 2020. Additionally, his concept album, Tale of The Lunatics, narrating the story of the angel Afaiel sent to earth as a human, can be found on all major online music distribution platforms.

He has made several appearances on Coke Studio Pakistan. Faraz Anwar was a featured artist musician on Coke Studio Pakistan season 10 in 2017.

Solo discography

Discography

With Mizraab

Solo albums

Live albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pakistan Guitar Heroes (including Faraz Anwar)". BBC.com website. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Guitarist Faraz Anwar says he was denied the opportunity to rent a house because he's a musician". Images magazine (Dawn Group of Newspapers). 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Faraz Anwar – On Being an Artist in Pakistan". Redbull.com website.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan's progressive rocker Faraz Anwar just released a new track | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 27 December 2020. Faraz Anwar is one of Pakistan's finest guitar players. He has defined the sound of progressive rock music in this country.
  5. 1 2 3 Ather Ahmad (19 April 2020). "Faraz Anwar: A new dawn for Pakistan's guitar god". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Faraz Anwar - Featured Artist on Coke Studio Pakistan in 2017". Coke Studio Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Asfa Sultan (16 November 2021). "Indian fans touch our feet but people here call us 'kafir' and listen to Indian songs: Faraz Anwar". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2025.