Strings was a Pakistani pop/rock band composed of two members, plus four live band members from Karachi, Pakistan. The band was initially formed by four college students—Bilal Maqsood, Faisal Kapadia (vocals), Rafiq Wazir Ali (synthesizer) and Kareem Bashir Bhoy —in 1988. In 1992 the quartet disbanded, only to make a comeback with Maqsood and Kapadia in 2000. While the initial band rode the new wave of Pakistani pop music, the later lineup ushered a revival in the Pakistani music industry.
Strings performing at the Etihad Runway in June 2010. From left to right are; Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood.
Faisal Kapadia
Adeel Ali, Strings Lead Guitarist
Shakir Khan, Strings Bass Guitarist
Bilal Maqsood is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, composer, music video director and painter better known for being a founding member of the pop-rock band Strings (1988–2021).
Maqsood (left) with his father, Anwar Maqsood
Left to right: Shakir Khan, Bilal Maqsood, Adeel Ali, Faisal Kapadia
Maqsood (center left) performing in Dubai in 2009
Maqsood (right) performing at the closing ceremony of the 36th International Film Festival of India Panaji, Goa on 4 December 2005