Khumariyaan

Khumariyaan خماریان
Origin	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Genres	Pop, Folk & Ethnic
Members	Aamer Shafiq, Farhan Bogra, Shiraz Khan, Sparlay Rawail
Website	khumariyaan.pk

Khumariyaan (Pashto: خماریان, transl. Hangovers) is a band from Khyber Pakthunwka province of Pakistan that plays a blend ofPashto music and modern musical styles.[1][2][3] The band has represented their Culture abroad in Ireland,[4] United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya[5] [6][7][8] and elsewhere.

Members

Aamer Shafiq plays guitar. He met the band members in their university in Peshawar .[9]

Farhan Bogra plays Rubab. He also works as a cultural activist. He represents Pashto music and Pashtun culture.[9]

Shiraz Khan is the band's percussionist. He plays a native Pushto music instrument known as the Zerbaghali, similar in shape to a Djembe. Shiraz holds a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree as well. He met with Farhan at their university. Shiraz was born in Karachi on 5th Sept 1989. He is a father of one boy and a girl. He has 3 other siblings, 2 in Peshawar (Shahnawaz and Shahzad) and one in Dubai (Shahbaz). [9]

Sparlay Rawail is an architect by profession with a degree from the National College of Arts and is also an artist. He first met with the three other band members at a concert for a random Jam session. Sparlay plays lead guitar and percussion.[9] He is son of left-wing politician Ismat Shahjahan.[10]

Obaid Khan is the new addition to the band. He is the lead vocalist of the band and also plays steel string guitar. He has done his Majors in Anthropology from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. He is the youngest member of the band and was officially announced as part of the band in the year 2024.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2016	15th Lux Style Awards	Best Song of the Year	Nominated	[11]
2019	18th Lux Style Awards	Best Song of the Year	Winner	[12]

See also

• List of Pakistani music bands

References

1. Rafay Mahmood (20 June 2012). "Khumariyaan: The sound of intoxication". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
2. Manal Faheem Khan (11 April 2017). "Khumariyaan shine at the iflix launch". The News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
3. "Khumariyaan Band from Peshawar have a great review in a musical exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State". pakhtunkhwa.pk. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
4. "Khumariyaan set for Dublin debut". The News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
5. Sabeeh, Maheen. "Khumariyaan perform in Kenya; United Kingdom next". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
6. Murtaza Ali Shah (10 November 2017). "Sounds of Kolachi win praise in UK debut". Geo News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
7. Owen Humphreys (25 May 2017). "KHUMARIYAAN PLAY U.S. AMBASSADOR'S CREATIVE MINDS SERIES". goldenplec.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
8. "Making Peshawar proud". The News. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
9. "khumariyaan". www.khumariyaan.com.
10. Shahjahan, Ismat Raza (10 October 2018). "My son Sparlay Rawail decides to break stereotyping the Pashtuns". @ismatshahjahan.
11. "Lux Style Awards 2016 Nominees and WInners". Lux Style Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
12. "#LSA2019: And the winners are..." The Express Tribune. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-08-01.