Aamir Zaki was a Pakistani guitarist-songwriter and composer.
18 Facts About Aamir Zaki
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Aamir Zaki was born on 8 April 1968 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Aamir Zaki started out his music career with a band named 'The Scratch' in 1987.
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Aamir Zaki later quit 'The Scratch' in 1988 to form his own band.
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Aamir Zaki was known to make his own guitars all through his career as a musician.
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In 1994, Aamir Zaki joined Vital Signs who at that time were already country's largest pop act.
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Vital Signs had expelled their second guitarist Rizwan-ul-Haq, and Aamir Zaki joined in his place.
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Aamir Zaki performed extensively with Vital Signs before quitting the band due to not getting a fair split in royalties.
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Aamir Zaki later toured with former bandmates Junaid Jamshed and Shahzad Hassan after Hyatt's exit from the band.
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Aamir Zaki was awarded with the Gold Disc for his debut album from Soundcraft UK.
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Aamir Zaki further released two more albums Rough Cut with Hadiqa Kiani on vocals and Radio Star.
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Aamir Zaki started doings gigs at Karajazz Festival and Cafe Blue.
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Aamir Zaki further collaborated with many artists on various tracks including collaborations with Hadiqa Kiani for her song "Is Baar Milo" and with Maha Ali Kazmi for song "Aaj Sun Ke Tumara Naam" which was released on his one-month death anniversary.
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Aamir Zaki was not glamorous and he pandered to no one.
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Aamir Zaki appeared as a guest musician on Coke Studio Pakistan in 2014.
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Aamir Zaki taught guitar playing at National Academy of Performing Arts in Karachi and inspired many Pakistani youngsters into picking up the guitar.
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Aamir Zaki married at the age of 22 and divorced at the age of 24.
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Aamir Zaki died on 2 June 2017, at the age of 49, after suffering from a heart attack.