1990
Started playing the guitar
Classic rock music, especially Led Zeppelin
1996
Acquired a sarangi from Rawalpindi
First serious encounter with South Asian classical music
1997-2002
Formal tutelage under Ustad Mubarak Ali
Sarangi player and Pride of Performance awardee
2002
Debut performance at the All Pakistan Music Conference, Lahore
Raag Jaijaivanti
2003
Formal tutelate under Ustad Mehfooz Khokhar
Classical vocalist, teacher and author of books on classical music
2004-2012
Formal tutelage under Ustad Allah Rakha
Sarangi player and Pride of Performance awardee
Teaching &
Collaborations
Teaching, Talks & World Music
2024
14th Tehzeeb Festival
Solo sarangi performance of Raag Hameer Bilawal at the 14th Tehzeeb Festival, Islamabad
2024
TEDx STMU
A TEDx talk, The Fading Art of Sarangi, organised and curated by STMU (Shifa Tameer-e Millat University), Islamabad
2024
The Black Hole
Sarangi & Classical Music: an introductory lecture followed by a live performance at The Black Hole, Islamabad
2022
National Academy of performing Arts
Served as HOD Music at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Karachi
2017
Le Concert Impromptu
Collaboration with the French wind quintet Le Concert Impromptu at Lok Virsa, Islamabad
2012
Poland-Pakistan: Sounds from two Continents
Collaboration, concerts and recording with the famous Polish suka player Maria Pomianowska and her student Marta Solek.
2009
Cultures in Harmony
Collaboration with the western classical string quartet Cultures in Harmony at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA), Islamabad.
2009
Rikskonsertene
Invited to Oslo by Rikskonsertene (Concerts Norway) for a music workshop and concert with Norwegian musicians Anne Hytta & Anders Røine