Shahram Azhar is a Pakistani singer and is the lead vocalist of Laal The Band

Laal (band)

Laal is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist political songs, especially on the poetry written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib...

. He has a masters

Master's degree

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 from Warwick University and is a graduate of Lahore University of Management Sciences

Lahore University of Management Sciences

The Lahore University of Management Sciences, usually referred to by its acronym LUMS, is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. LUMS was established in 1984 by a group of industrialists and people belonging to Pakistan's leading private and public sector corporations, to provide rigorous...

. He is currently going to study for a Ph.D in Economics

Economics

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, at University of Massachusetts in USA. He also taught at NUST Business School and IQRA University in Islamabad to undergraduate students of economics for two years.He is the socialist singer of Pakistan.

In just a short span of 6 months, Shahram along with his band have gained national as well as international recognition for their song, Main Nay Kaha (Musheer). A satirical poem composed in the 1960's by Habib Jalib

Habib Jalib

Habib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.-Early life:...

.

Discography

Shahram has sung lead for Laal the band's

Laal (band)

Laal is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist political songs, especially on the poetry written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib...

 debut album, Umeed e Sahar.

See also

• Laal
  Laal (band)
  Laal is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist political songs, especially on the poetry written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib...
  
  
• Mahvash Waqar
  Mahvash Waqar
  Mahvash Waqar is a Pakistani artist and current band member of the Laal Band. She is the backup vocalist for the band. She has also been famous for a stint on the radio network as a RJ.-Early life:...
  
  
• Taimur Rahman
  Taimur Rahman
  Taimur Rahman is an academic, political activist and a musician from Pakistan. He is the band leader and spokesperson for the music group named Laal. His father Rashid Rahman is the editor of Daily Times. He is also the General Secretary of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party. He was involved with...
  
  
• Haider Rahman
  Haider Rahman
  Haider Rahman is a Pakistani musician and current band member of the band Laal. He plays the bansuri for the band. He also sometimes lends his voice for backup vocals. He is recognized all over Pakistan because of his being a shagird of the legendary Pakistani flute player Akmal Qadri and the...
  
  
• Habib Jalib
  Habib Jalib
  Habib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet. A left-wing activist and politician, he was a staunch democrat who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression.-Early life:...
  
  
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani intellectual, poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language. He was a member of the Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind and an avowed Marxist. In 1962, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union...
  
  
• Urdu poets

External links

• Laal's Official Website
• Laal Brigade