Khurram Waqar

Khurram Waqar
خرّم وقار
Born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49)
GenresRock
OccupationMusician/IT Professional
Years active1992–present

Khurram Waqar (Urdu:خرّم وقار) is a guitarist/producer from Pakistan. He has been part of various rock bands for the last 20 years, with varying degree of success. He is currently involved in multiple projects, including his international collaboration with 'Brothers in Arms',[1] the 'Guitar Collective'[2] initiative, his band 'kW and the Facedown Movement' (kW & FDM), guitar instrumentals, video logs, Facebook live jams, and collaboration with musicians.[3] Earlier in 2019, kW & FDM won Rock Song of the Year for 'Todi, the Smoker'[4] at the annual Video Music Awards (VIMA),[5] beating bands from India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.[6] Previously, as part of the rock outfit Qayaas, he won Best Rock Band (Pakistan) at the Rolling Stones/Jack Daniels Annual Music Awards in 2010, and also won big at the IndieGO awards in Malaysia in 2012.[7]

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  3. ^ "Khurram Waqar". Khurram-waqar.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: kW and The Facedown Movement - Todi, The Smoker. YouTube.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/VimaMusicAwards [self-published source] (registration required) [user-generated source]
  6. ^ "KW & the Facedown Movement win rock song of the year at VIMA Awards". The News International.
  7. ^ "Hard Rock Cafe India Blog: JD Awards - Qayaas, Half Step Down & EKA live at Hard Rock Cafe New Delhi on Thursday, 16th December!". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.