Aag (band) explained
Native Name: | آگ |
Origin: | Lahore |
Genre: | Alternative, pop rock, synth band |
Instrument: | - Guitar (Haroon Sheikh)
- Drums (Usman Sheikh)
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Years Active: | 2005-present |
Current Members: | - Haroon Sheikh
- Usman Sheikh
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Website: | https://aagofficial.com/ |
Aag is a rock band from Pakistan. Consisting of brothers Haroon Sheikh and Usman Sheikh, Aag has featured in musical shows in Pakistan including Velo Sound Station,[1] [2] Levi's Live,[3] [4] and Pepsi Battle of the Bands. Formed in 2005,[5] Aag has released several original songs including “Aag”, “Kafla”, “Phir Se” and the melancholic “Veeraan”.[6] [7]
Productions
Aag[8] has also been a part of the production in music show, Nescafe Basement.[9] Haroon & Usman[10] also produced a number of songs in Velo Sound Station[11] including Sajjad Ali's Dhuan. [12]
TV Shows
Films
Song NameArtist | Film Name | Studio Name |
Masoom | Aag | 13 | Ebulliton Art Recordings |
Khamoshiyan | Saleema Jawwad, Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh | Chikkar | Ebulliton Art Recordings | |
Chikkar Music!Song Name!Artist!Produced ByKhamoshiyan | Saleema Jawwad | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Evolution | Haroon Sheikh & Usman Sheikh | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Game Over | Haroon Sheikh & Usman Sheikh | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Dreamscape Revisited | Haroon Sheikh & Usman Sheikh | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Hangama | Arieb Azhar | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Questions | Haroon Sheikh & Usman Sheikh | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin |
Dreamscape | Haroon Sheikh & Usman Sheikh | Haroon Sheikh, Usman Sheikh & Zaheeruddin | |
Singles & Other Notable Productions!Song Name!Artist NameNahi Milta | Bayaan |
Patang | Umer Farooq |
Keh Na | Umer Farooq |
Duur | Umer Farooq |
Saaye Feat. Maanus Music | Turhan James |
Naya Naya | Bilal Maqsood |
Zalima | Bilal Maqsood |
Dheem Tana | Bilal Maqsood |
Thak Sa Gaya Hoon | Bilal Maqsood | |
Members
- Haroon Sheikh - Guitar + vocals
- Usman Sheikh - Drums + backing vocals + Guitar [13]
Haroon Sheikh
Haroon Sheikh is the frontman of the band Aag. He plays guitars and sings. Haroon also composes and produces the songs for Aag.
Usman Sheikh
Usman Sheikh, the younger brother, is the drummer in the band Aag and often lends his voice as a backing vocalist. Usman Sheikh has also been an active part in Nescafe Basement with Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan a.k.a. Xulfi. Besides Nescafe Basement, Usman Sheikh along with his brother and band member, Haroon Sheikh has produced a couple of songs for Velo Sound Station Season 1. He often plays guitar for the band in live performances. Usman Sheikh also featured as the puppet character "Jagga" on Bilal Maqsood's children's puppet show Pakkay Dost.[14]
Discography
Aik - Debut Album
- Aag
- Kafla
- Phir Se
- Veeran
- Janay Tu
- Khalish
- Nightfall
- Place We Used to Know
- Raat phaili hai (Live at BRC)
- Jahil
- Aik
Renditions
- National Anthem (Acapella Version) [17]
- National Songs Medley (Acapella Version) [18]
- Tum Mil Gaye (Originally Performed by Vital Signs)
- Bewafa (Originally Performed by Imran Khan)
- Mitti (Originally Performed by Junoon)
Pepsi Battle of the Bands
Nescafe Basement
Levi's Live
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Release . Press . 2020-12-14 . Soul Searching 'Sun Zara' For Velo Sound Station Reinvents 'Aag's Music . 2023-03-17 . Pakistani Journal . en-US.
- Web site: G.N . The Sound of Music . 2023-03-17 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
- Web site: Arif . Azqua . 2017-07-30 . Farhan Saeed stint at the latest installment of Levi's Live was spellbinding and how . 2023-03-17 . HIP . en.
- Web site: 2017-08-04 . Levi's® Live's Session Six at Farhad Humayun's Riot Studios featured Farhan Saeed as main act, wife Urwa joins the stage! . 2023-03-17 . Daily Pakistan Global . en.
- Web site: 2010-08-02 . Underground music exchange . 2023-03-17 . The Express Tribune . en.
- Web site: 2011-06-16 . Aag: Off to a fiery start . 2023-03-17 . The Express Tribune . en.
- Web site: 2017-09-08 . Aag is ready to set the stage on fire with new ventures . 2023-03-17 . The Nation . en.
- Web site: AAG - MusicBrainz . 2023-03-17 . musicbrainz.org.
- Web site: 2017-09-13 . Aag is ready to set the stage on fire with new ventures . 2023-03-17 . Daily Times . en-US.
- Web site: Rizwan . Sheharyar . 2016-05-05 . Inside Nescafe Basement: Usman Sheikh's journey to music took him from Saudi Arabia to Aag . 2023-03-17 . Images . en.
- Web site: Velo Sound Station II: Rohail Hyatt steps in as executive producer Instep thenews.com.pk . 2023-03-17 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
- Web site: 2020-12-12 . Sajjad Ali repeats his own 1986 hit song . 2023-03-17 . The Nation . en.
- Web site: Usman Sheikh & Haroon Sheikh - AAG . 2023-05-25 . PMR - Pakistani Music, Film, Fashion & Entertainment . en-US.
- Web site: Salman . Peerzada . 2023-09-02 . Children's puppet show Pakkay Dost launched . 2024-01-09 . DAWN.COM . en.
- Web site: Release . Press . 2020-12-14 . Soul Searching 'Sun Zara' For Velo Sound Station Reinvents 'Aag's Music . 2023-03-17 . Pakistani Journal . en-US.
- Web site: NewsDesk . 2020-12-14 . Velo Sound Station Episode 4 Elevates and Pushes Pakistani Music Forward . 2023-03-17 . Oyeyeah . en-US.
- Web site: Images Staff . 2020-03-23 . Band Aag celebrates Pakistan Day with an acapella version of our national anthem . 2023-03-17 . Images . en.
- Web site: Ashraf . Sonia . 2018-08-15 . This rock band just paid tribute to all your favourite Pakistani hits . 2023-03-17 . Images . en.