Fuzon

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Fuzon

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When it comes to Fuzon, they revolutionised pop music as we know it by fusing classical tunes with modern music. The brainchild of Immu (Imran Momina on keyboards) and Shallum (on lead guitar), Fuzon employed the vocals of Shafqat Amanat Ali from the Patiala gharana. They scored massive hits with songs such as Aankhon Kay Sagar, Khamaj, Akhian etc., and toured extensively.

Popular bands made their reappearance in the Pakistani music industry not too long ago. The year 2002 is significant in the sense that it was in that year that well-known bands such as Noori, Fuzon, Aaroh and Entity Paradigm (eP) established themselves as strong acts in their own right. The question is: five years after bursting onto the music scene, how far have these bands come and where are they headed?

Last year, the band was supposed to release their much-anticipated second album, which was reportedly complete and awaited a contract with a suitable record label. Trouble seemed to be brewing when earlier that year; Shafqat allegedly travelled to India with his own set of musicians and gave a performance with the band as Fuzon. Upon his return, the band seemed to have patched things up and everything seemed to be going in the right direction.

And then the inevitable happened: the band broke up, with Shafqat bidding farewell to Fuzon and going his own way. Shafqat’s departure saw the arrival of Rameez Mukhtar, a talented new vocalist also trained in classical music with the added skills of a harmonica player. Needless to say, Rameez had some pretty big shoes to fill.

It remains to be seen whether Rameez can hold his own against Shafqat’s legacy. What can be said, however, is that if Immu and Shallum can manage to come up with a band like the original Fuzon, who’s to say they can’t do it again?