If Pakistan has produced and celebrated several guitar players, it has also produced just as many brilliant bass guitar players. But they remain an underdog in front of an expressive vocalist followed by lead guitarists who may be belting out tipsy, intuitive, compelling guitar riffs.However, without a good bassist, the rhythm section of nearly every song can fall apart. Even in the age of electronic music, we cannot dismiss the past and present contribution by compelling bass players. In fact, the real question is if you can remember them and their enormous contribution to music at large? Instead of googling, listen to some of the music each name and see what comes up. Muscle memory is all it takes.

1. From the following, which bass guitarist has played a seminal role as a member of Coke Studio house-band for more than a decade and has played in multiple formats for different artists (including either as a session player, contributing to final studio recordings or as a touring musician) with the likes of Junoon, Zeb and Haniya, Haider Ali, Ali Azmat and Asim Azhar?

a) Kamran Zafar

b) Shahzad Hasan

c) Ali Hamza

d) Bradley Dsouza

2. Of the following artists, which bass player has collaborated with Jimmy Khan, Mekaal Hasan, Poor Rich Boy, Mauj, and co-VEN?

a) Brian O’Connell

b) Sameer Ahmed

c) Ali Jafri

d) Khalid Khan

3. Who played bass
for Aaroh when they
reunited during Pepsi Battle of the Bands in its second iteration?

a) Khalid Khan

b) Ali Alam

c) Asad Ali

d) Mekaal Hasan

4. Out of the the following, which artist is known for his bass guitar expertise and is a flourishing player himself?

a) Atif Aslam

b) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

c) Fawad Khan

d) Usman Siddiqui

Answers

1. a

2. b

3. a

4. d