Each season of Coke Studio offers reaffirmation that the Pakistani music circuit is alive and brimming with talent. The ongoing coke studio season seven has marked the arrival of yet another exciting music prodigy — Asrar.
The musician, with his signature unkempt look and rustic voice, formally arrived in the mainstream with his performance of Sub Aakho Ali Ali. Born in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, home to some of the most scenic and beautiful valleys, his family relocated to Hyderabad when he was a baby.
Right after the release of his song in Coke Studio’s first episode, he was compared to Indian musician Rabbi Shergill, who, like Asrar, presents Sufi poetry in a pop-rock style. Asrar is quick to laugh the comparison off by saying, “Maybe, it’s because of my beard.”
Asrar has also started his own music production company by the name of Soul Speaks Production, so that he can continue to produce music that pleases him. “I was getting frustrated with the kind of music people like these days, as it is poles apart from my taste,” he admits candidly
