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Atif gets ready to rock Dubai

The Rishi Rich Project featuring Rishi Rich, Jay Sean, Juggy D and Veronica; Raghav, Atif Aslam ,Mallika and A-Class. With the line-up as hot as this, this concert is sure to be a huge sell-out. The Rishi Rich Project has been one of the most in demand artists. Their skills have been employed by the likes of Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Mary J Blige, Craig David and Mis-Teeq, and have released chartbusters like Dance with You, Rise and Fall, Spanish, Hum Tum, Eyes on You and Stolen among others. Raghav is the hot new Asian superstar who has redefined Asian music in the mainstream, reaching the ears of listeners all over the world, no doubt. Mallika and A-Class are major new talents who will be performing in various languages including Hindi, English and Arabic taking you through a journey of R&B, Hip-Hop and Desi music from their own upcoming albums.

Atif Aslam is the biggest name in Pakistani music at the moment. He started off his career by paring with a guitarist named Gohar Mumtaz, and the two performed for their college and at restaurants, later calling themselves "Jal" which means Water. Working together, the pair recorded the song Aadat. It became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan. The song was also played on such Pakistani radio stations as FM100 and FM105. The music video for Aadat was shot one day in a warehouse in Karachi. Due to personal problems between them, band broke up, and Atif started a solo career.

Atif Aslam, after leaving Jal, released a new solo album, Jal Pari which was a big hit. The Songs Woh Lamhey, Dil Haarey and few others were a smash hit that were played on Pakistani radio stations all around. Atif Aslam's soulful voice crossed the Pakistani border and reached India when Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt called Atif Aslam to seek his consent to include "Woh Lamhe" in the soundtrack of his new motion picture, Zeher (2005).

Atif is currently working on a new album entitled 'Hangami Halaat' with his new band mates, Mahmood Rehman on guitars and Sameer Shami on bass. The album is due to be released in the summer of 2006.

If it has been your dream to get to know Atif Aslam further, here is a golden opportunity. If you have any questions you would like to ask Atif Aslam, mail your queries to events@khaleejtimes.com and have it answered directly by him, and the answers will be printed on Friday, September 1. Send in your questions before Tuesday, August 29 and the person with the most unique question also gets a chance to win VIP passes to the Blowout 2006 Concert at Dubai Media City on Sept 7.