Waqas Ali Qadri
Encyclopedia
Waqas Ali Qadri is a Danish singer with Pakistan
i roots. He is a singer in the vocal group Outlandish
, along with Isam Bachiri
and Lenny Martinez.
. He then worked as an office-worker for a period of time. At first he became a break-dancer. Furthermore, he also began to be interested in music, beats
and lyrics. When he was a teenager, he visited his roots in Pakistan
where he began to discover the Asian music and became very inspired by it and its instruments
.
tracks in 1998. The demo received attention from several record label
s and was also played on radio stations.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i roots. He is a singer in the vocal group Outlandish
Outlandish
Outlandish is a multi-award–winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri , and Lenny Martinez . All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic...
, along with Isam Bachiri
Isam Bachiri
Isam Bachiri is a Danish vocalist, rapper and songwriter for the multi-award winning hip hop group Outlandish. His family hails from Nador in the north-eastern part of Morocco.-Early life:...
and Lenny Martinez.
Early life
Qadri graduated as a mathematical student at Ishøj GymnasiumIshøj Gymnasium
Ishøj Gymnasium is a secondary school located in Ishøj near Copenhagen, Denmark.Hans Henrik Hansen is the headmaster of the school since 1982 until the present.-Notable students:*Waqas Ali Qadri - A Danish singer of Outlandish band....
. He then worked as an office-worker for a period of time. At first he became a break-dancer. Furthermore, he also began to be interested in music, beats
Beat (music)
The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
and lyrics. When he was a teenager, he visited his roots in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
where he began to discover the Asian music and became very inspired by it and its instruments
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
.
Musical career
Qadri's journey to Pakistan as a teenager was his first step to his musical career, after recording his demo CD with Pakistani rapRap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
tracks in 1998. The demo received attention from several record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
s and was also played on radio stations.