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Strings

Strings is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ali Zafar and Euphoria. Those roots explain a lot about how Strings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Mustafa Zahid, Mehdi Hassan and Nazia Hassan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar and Atif Aslam, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Strings, reaching back through Ali Zafar and forward to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Strings was a Pakistani pop/rock band composed of two members, plus four live band members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood, Faisal Kapadia (vocals), Rafiq Wazir Ali (synthesizer) and Kareem Bashir Bhoy —in 1988. In 1992 the quartet disbanded, only to make a comeback with Maqsood and Kapadia in 2000. While the initial band rode the new wave of Pakistani pop music, the later lineup ushered a revival in the Pakistani music industry.

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StringsAli ZafarEuphoriaNusrat Fateh Ali KhanJalRahat Fateh Ali KhanAli ZafarAtif AslamAli ZafarAtif AslamMustafa ZahidMehdi HassanNazia HassanMichael Learns to Rock

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Strings connections

Strings grew out of Ali Zafar and Euphoria, shares an orbit with Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Mustafa Zahid and Mehdi Hassan, went on to shape Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Zafar. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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