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Sehrai comes to life as an exhaustive musical collaboration between guitarist, composer and music producer Assad Jamil and Yasir Jawed, an accomplished, eastern semi-classical vocalist.

The project’s name is derived from the Urdu language for “Desert Nomad” and reflects on the principal duo’s “nomadic” existence and mindset - A relentless longing for journeying out far and wide to find solitude…in the vastness of uncharted sounds, melodies and emotional realms.

Together, the two men of Sehrai deliver a hauntingly expressive sound: Ethereal, mystical and indigenously eastern on many levels, yet soaked in soaring guitar work, synth-laden melodies, orchestration and moving grooves. These elements fuel the band’s sonic and lyrical explorations, which more than often shed light on life’s darker and more intimate vistas.

Tracing his music roots back to his grandfather, the late maestro, Ustaad Ghazi Khan, Yasir made his commercial music debut with “Ibtida” back in 2007 – This collaborative solo release with guitarist Faraz Anwar resulted in 3 music videos, for the tracks “Dua”, “Tujh Bin” and “Kalavati” being aired across the globe. The latter also landed on “#1 Rock Stars” – The biggest hits across the border” album released by Universal Music-HOM, India.

Prior to Sehrai, Assad was the lead guitarist for “Mindriot”, which together with bandmates Farhad Humayoun and Sheraz Siddiq (Who now form Overload) served as a pioneering act in Pakistan and remains widely credited as a luminary of the highly documented underground rock music scene, which exploded out of Lahore during the mid-nineties