Maha Ali Kazmi
Biography
Upon completion of her studies she returned to Karachi soon after which she auditioned for Cornetto Music Icons and thereupon ex- Vital Signs’ Shahi Hasan selected her as a backup vocalist for the show which was aired on ARY Digital.[11] This experience gave her exposure to working alongside some of the biggest names in the music industry in Pakistan, namely Rahat Fateh Ali, Ali Azmat, Strings and Alamgir to name a few.[12]
She released her debut single, Nazar, produced by Farhad Humayun, the front man and drummer of Lahore based band Overload in 2013[13]
Her second single Jana Nahi, produced by Shahi Hasan was released in 2014.[14]
She has since released a number of singles which have been very well received[15] including a collaboration with guitar maestro Aamir Zaki in the form of a song called Aaj Sun Ke Tumara Naam[16] which was released on his one-month death anniversary as a tribute to the Pakistani guitarist.[17] Maha Ali Kazmi is a Kashmiri state subject[18] and she has represented the Kashmiri people in a number of TV shows including Bakhabar Savera of ARY News, Geo News and Samaa TV.
In 2020, Maha Ali Kazmi featured in We Are One (global collaboration song) produced by Kashan Admani.[19] We Are One featured 40 artists from 7 countries all coming together to give a message of hope during Covid-19 Pandemic.[20] The song also featured Grammy Award-winning American violinist Charlie Bisharat, who has earlier played for the soundtracks of countless Hollywood movies including Titanic and Transformers; Grammy nominee Simon Philips; bass virtuoso Stu Hamm; and percussionist Gumbi Ortiz from the US, to name a few.