Sur Sangum has presented public concerts, meet-&-greets and private mehfils featuring performances by over 80 professional and amateur artists as well as aspiring hobbyists. We are humbled to continue to share the stage with seasoned musicians of our time as well as the future stars from sub-cultures and diverse groups across the performing arts landscape.
adnan haqqee
Adnan is a vocalist and a harmonium player. His silky and melodious voice reminds one of Talat Mahmood. Needless to say, Talat Mahmood’s songs are a forte of Adnan Haqqee. Son of poet-linguist Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Adnan Haqqee has made a name for himself as an accomplished singer and musician. Adnan has performed at many community and private events in Canada and abroad.
ANKITA NANDAWAT
Ankita hails from Jaipur, Rajasthan, and has been recognized as one of the best vocalists in North America in Eastern, semi-classical and Bollywood music. She has an original release under her title and sings in multiple languages and a wide array of genres.
Afshan Ahmed
Afshan Ahmed began her career as a child artist on Pakistani radio and TV at the age of three. She participated in music composer Sohail Rana's programs since childhood and appeared in commercials also. She took up classical music and has been learning for many years now. Afshan has represented Pakistan in many countries. She taught music at Karachi Grammar School for many years.
ali hassan
Teacher, vocalist, composer and lyricist Ali Hassan is a talented all-rounder whose strong classical base is reflected in his singing. He sings light classical as well as ghazals. He also sings covers of popular English songs with equal finesse. He teaches music to youngsters and gives performances at public and private events.
ali mustafa
A graduate of NCA and senior architect, Ali is a huge fan of Kishore Kumar and sings his songs with a lot of zeal. He is a lively singer who brings life to any mehfil when he takes the mic. Ali Mustafa has performed for Sur Sangum in Karachi few times.
anoos javed bhatti
A disciple of Pakistan’s ace ghazal singer, Ustad Ghulam Abbas, Anoos Javed Bhatti is a vocalist specializing in ghazal, geet and light classical. He is also a composer and musician who plays tabla and harmonium with equal ease. Anoos has released original songs besides singing covers.
ashfaq hussain zaidi
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi (Urdu: اشفاق حسین زیدی ) is a leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. Sur Sangum was honoured to present Ashfaq sahib as a keynote speaker who enthralled the audience by his prose and poetry renditions.
asif sinan
Asif Sinan is a Pakistani guitarist, composer and singer and is notable for blending Indian classical music with jazz. Both classical purists and contemporary listeners find his guitar playing unique. Asif has worked with many international artists from Germany, India and the United States and continues to produce works of contemporary fusion.
ayesha hashmi
Ayesha Hashmi is an exceptional learner with a passion for learning and listening to music. She can easily memorize lyrics and identify music rhythms. Ayesha finds a lot of joy in singing and has performed on the Sur Sangum stage.
Ustad Babulal
Ustad Babulal is a classical music instructor who has given vocal training and taught Indian classical music to many students. He has a distinct style of teaching and focuses on teaching raags. Sur Sangum invited Ustad Babulal to give lecture-demonstrations and sing various raags along with bandishes and popular songs composed in those raags.
Bash Nandlal
Originally from the Caribbean Islands, Bash who doesn’t speak or understand Urdu or Hindi, sings Indial film songs from the days of yore in such a way that listeners refuse to believe that the language is alien to him. Bash has given many performances in Toronto and sang bhajan and classic film songs for Sur Sangum.
Bashir Fancy
A senior business and corporate executive, Bashir Fancy learnt tabla from Pakistan’s distinguished tabla nawaz, Ustad Miyan Shaukat Hussain Khan. A collector and connoisseur of ghazal and classical music, he has the honor of accompanying Mehdi Hassan, Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz at private mehfils.
chandu khan
Chandu Khan is a young percussionist from Lahore, now based in Toronto. He is an ace dholak player who has performed for television channels in Pakistan as well as given numerous public performances. He has accompanied many vocalists in Pakistan & Canada.
Chitra Mathur
Chitra Mathur is a ghazal singer. She moved to Canada at a young age and has been in the country for over five decades now. During this time, she continued doing music as a hobby singing mainly at private mehfils and among friends circles.
Cyma Shoaib
Cyma is a freelance writer, jewelry designer and a singer based in Karachi. She sings light geets and ghazals. Cyma performed at the Sur Sangum Karachi meetup.
Dale Arnie Birch
Dale Arnie Birch is a senior audio/visual director, composer, lyricist, vocalist and musician who has been associated with Pakistan’s music industry for the last over 25 years. Currently he is working for Bol TV Pakistan. He has been associated with ARY and other channels in the past. Arnie has composed music for many OSTs of Pakistani dramas.
dhaval
Dhaval Thoria is an aspiring musician who aces at playing keyboard and piano. He has performed at many private events and accompanied many local artists.
Ensemble Topaz
A Toronto based 7-member Ensemble specializes in the dances and music of Central Asia and South Asia, and also bringing these traditional music forms into dialogue with western instruments.
Ekta Jain
Ekta Jain’s singing style ranges from Bollywood music, Devotional and folk songs to bhajans. She has performed at many events and private mehfils in Toronto.
Fahad Rasheed Bhatti
Fahad is a singer, songwriter and a musician based in Karachi. He plays guitar and sings a variety of light songs. Fahad has performed on many public and private platforms. He sang for Sur Sangum in Karachi.
Farah Essa Zaidi
A doctor by profession, Farah Essa Zaidi is a disciple of Ustad Javed Taufeeq Niazi Qawwal and has performed at community and private events in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Farah sings light ghazals, geet as well as film songs. She has released original tracks also and is working towards an album.
Ghazal Salam
An accomplished television actress, voiceover artist and vocalist, Ghazal Salam specializes in singing Sindhi folk. She is popular in Canada and known globally among Pakistani and South Asian communities for her memorable performances for Pakistan Television plays. Ghazal not only sang for Sur Sangum mehfil but also emceed at one of the events.
Gurinder singh
Gurinder has been a disciple of the Banaras Gharana through the teachings of his father Sh. Sukhdev Singh, his chacha guru Sh. Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari and Pt Ramakant Ji. He is based in Brampton where he teaches and performs tabla recitals regularly. Gurinder has performed for Sur Sangum on several occasions.
NAQI ALI KHAN
Renowned for his mastery in Indian classical, Khayal Thumri, Ghazals, Film songs, Folk, Fusion, and Sufi music, Naqi Ali Khan is the son of the late Karamat Ali Khan and the grandson of the legendary Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of the Kasur Gharana. As a cultural ambassador, Naqi has founded the Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Music Conference in Lahore, Pakistan