By Hasan Faridi “Uss Paar” means “The Other Side”. So take a step into Qayaas’s world. Qayaas are one of Pakistan’s finest rock bands to emerge from the depths. Their main highlights include creating a punch-in-the-face video for “Tanha”, being included in the Metal Asia Compilation and making various radio and TV appearances. Qayaas have […]
Pakistan’s first progressive alternative rock band, Qayaas, showcasing 13 original songs in their debut album. Qayaas is also winner of Rolling Stones/Jack Daniels Best Rock Band 2010 from Pakistan. The album was scheduled to release on 16th of April, 2011. For some reason, the album has already made its way to CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon […]
Pakistan’s first progressive alternative rock band, Qayaas‘ debut album ‘Uss Paar‘ to be released on 16th of April, 2011. CD will be available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
Umeed is all about hope and light at the end of the tunnel. We are going through tough times here in Pakistan and this is our small effort to raise the hopes of our people in the coming year. Special Thanks to Khurram‘s wife Mariam for coming up with the vocal melody , Sarmad‘s wife […]
Photos Courtesy: Kuch Khaas
Qayaas has just returned from their first international tour where they won an award for the Best Pakistani Rock Band. Earlier in November, Qayaas shared the details of their upcoming debut Urdu album, “Shehrezade”, whose production is finished and will be released in January. Prior to the release of their first album, Qayaas has started […]
NEW DELHI: On 16th December, Pakistani Rock Band “Qayaas” performed their first international concert at Hard Rock Cafe, New Delhi along with one of India’s best band “Half Step Down”. Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards in association with Rolling Stone also presented them an award for the Best Pakistani Rock Band. Qayaas performed 10 original […]
Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards in association with Rolling Stone presents The Award Winners Tour. This year the awards have been extended to India’s neighboring countries Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Bands from both countries were given the opportunity to apply for the best band of the year in their respective countries. The winning band from […]
By Hasan Faridi Many songs flying through our airwaves today are about love, despair and… more love. Not this one. The song “Pukaar” by the band Qayaas is a song dedicated to those hit by the devastating floods that took the majority of Pakistan in July 2010. The floods affected around 20 million people, mostly […]
[ Download Audio ] Pukaar is an impassioned plea (a small effort from their side) for reaching out to the victims of the recent floods. One of the worst natural calamities in recent memory, the flood has been termed by International media as a “bigger disaster than the tsunami.” Band: Qayaas Song: Pukaar (for Flood […]
