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A Morning with Farah Haroon is a Pakistani singer, composer, musician and producer. He formed the band Awaz with a couple of musician friends. Awaz was the biggest band in Pakistan, and released three successful albums and two big singles between 1993 and 1999. Awaz was one of the pioneering bands in Pakistani pop music, and influenced many future musicians. Haroon's first solo album, Haroon Ki Awaz, which he produced, engineered and recorded, was successfully released in October 2000. The songs "Yara", "Pyareya", "Jeekay Dekha", "Chan vergay" from the album Haroon Ki Awaz were released as singles with music videos. In 2001 and 2002, Haroon toured the UK and USA. In 2001, Haroon received the "Outstanding contribution to Asian music" Award from the BBC Asia Awards show. Haroon's second solo album was the melodic Lagan. This included "Mahbooba", a fusion of Asian and Arabic music with Lebanese singers accompanying Haroon. Following this success, Haroon embarked on a world tour from early 2003 to mid 2005, performing in Oslo, Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Glasgow, New York, Toronto and smaller cities such as Calgary and Oakland. Haroon released his third solo album, Haroon Ka Nasha, in March 2007, again composed, recorded, produced, engineered and mixed by himself at his personal studio. |
