Jal (band)

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Jal (Urdu: جل, transl. Water, stylized as JAL, Jal The Band) is a pop rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The band originally consisted of singer-songwriter and lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz and vocalist Atif Aslam, later joined by bass guitarist Omer Nadeem and Salman Albert on drums in 2003. Founded in 2002, the band first became popular playing in Lahore's underground music scene with the release of their song "Aadat". The band initially achieved commercial success with the release of their music video "Aadat", directed by Umer Anwar, in 2003. After the success of the single, lead vocalist Atif Aslam parted ways with the band, due to differences with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led to Mumtaz recruiting musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Tufail aka Shazi on bass guitar. The band's new line-up followed with the release of their début studio album, Aadat, in 2004. The album was declared as the best selling album of 2004 on Geo TV by...

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