Rabi Ahmed is a Pakistani music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He is also a band member of the famous music band Soch along with Adnan Dhool.
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Wiki/Biography
Rabi Ahmed was born on 17 January in Lahore, Pakistan. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to him, he was always interested in music and his room was filled with music CDs, guitar tutorial books and self-tutorial music guides. There were posters of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page and Santana on the walls of his room.
Childhood picture of Rabi Ahmed sitting in his mother’s lap
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about Rabi’s parents and family. He had told in an interview that he is the eldest among his siblings and likes to take care of them. According to him, his mother is his best friend and his father is his biggest morale booster and they are the two pillars of his life.
Rabi Ahmed with his father and younger brother
religious viewpoint
Rabi posted on Instagram to wish Eid. He has written,
As long as we have faith in Him, no evil can touch our hearts and no sorrow can ruin our day.
While wishing Ramzan Mubarak on Instagram, he also posted about connecting people with religion. He said,
Let religion unite us in the cause of humanity and kindness instead of dividing us in the name of beliefs.
livelihood
Rabi started his musical journey in December 2012 with his first single Bundeya. He then appeared in Nescafe Basement Season 1 in the same year, where he played the song Awari with his band member Adnan Dhool. This song was such a hit that the show’s producer Zulfi sent this track to Mohit Suri, the director of the Bollywood film Ek Villain. He loved the song and approached both the band members with the opportunity to rework the song for his film Ek Villain. In an interview, Rabi revealed the backstory and said,
The producers contacted us. Both the production house and Mohit Suri loved the song, so Adnan and I revamped it to suit the requirements of Ek Villain after a lot of discussions and brainstorming.
The song became very popular among fans and earned Rabi’s band 4 nominations in the Best Music Direction category in 2015. The song achieved worldwide success and also brought success to Soch band members, Rabi Ahmed and Adnan Dhool. In response to the appreciation Rabi said,
The response has been encouraging and we are overwhelmed. Avari is being appreciated and appreciated all over the world. We are deeply grateful for the appreciation and attention from people from all walks of life.”
In 2016, Rabi decided to give his time and efforts to the Pakistani music industry, so his band wrote, composed and produced 4 out of 7 songs for the musical romantic film ‘Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai’. Later, he created many hit songs like Tera Deewana (2021), Befikre (2019), Dushman E Jaan (Slow) etc.
In February 2019, Rabi released her song ‘Bol Hoon’ in the first episode of Nescafe Basement Season 5, which was featured in the Bollywood thriller Malang.
Rabi Ahmed performing at Nescafe Basement Season 5
One of the most prominent and brilliant singers of the Indian music industry, Sonu Nigam had tears in his eyes while listening to this song. He shared a video on social media reacting to the song and said that he was impressed by the tone and lyrics of the song, which seems almost impossible in this modern age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDrkv2J5G8
On receiving praise from Sonu, Rabi responded by reposting the video on her Instagram handle with the caption,
We grew up following you and listening to your music so this is a dream come true.”
Zulfi, who is the producer of Nescafe Basement, also expressed his gratitude to Sonu for his honest response on the song on Facebook. He also thanked the famous singer for inspiring the artistes of the song. He said,
I don’t have just one thing to thank him for, but many things. The first thing I would like to thank him for is that his response must have pleased the souls of Adnan, Rabi and Hadiya. There is no comparison to it. They will want to work more seriously towards their dreams. God has given you a gift; Don’t let it go to waste.”
Rabi Ahmed appeared in the 5th season of Coke Studio with his co-band member Adnan and collaborated with the Butt brothers to create the 14th song of the season, ‘Nere Nere Vaas’. The song was originally a melodious track created by Rabi and Adnan in the mid-2000s, which was transformed into a groovy Bhangra-style track using harmonium, tumbi, matka and chimta. Rabi explained in an interview that he and his band members decided to change the original melodious and soulful song into an upbeat song because they did not want to be labeled only as a Sufi band.
Rabi Ahmed in Coke Studio Season 14
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Nominated for Best Music Direction category at 16th IIFA Awards
- Nominated at Life OK Screen Award (2015)
- Nominated for Best Music Direction category at Filmfare Awards (2015)
- Nominated at GIMA Awards (2015)
Favorite
- Food: Mother’s Homemade Chicken Karahi
- Actor: Adam Sandler and Al Pacino
- Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts
- Film Genre: Action and Adventure
- Singers: AR Rahman, RD Burman, SD Burman, Junoon and Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Facts/General Knowledge
- Rabi Ahmed was the first person to represent Pakistan at IIFA with his band member at the 16th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rabi Ahmed (third from left) at IIFA Awards with the team of Ek Villain.
- Rabi’s band Soch gained attention by including a transgender model in the music video of their song ‘Dholna’.
- When Rabi was asked in an interview about his favorite musician, he said,
AR Rahman is a musician whose versatility no one can come close to. Every note and composition of his is completely different from this world.
- When asked about the possibility of acting, Rabi said that he is camera conscious and has no interest in acting.
- Rabi has earned a loyal fan base and has over 15 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify and over 98 thousand subscribers on the official YouTube channel of his band Soch.
- Talking about the state of the Pakistani music industry, Rabi says,
Over the past few years, we have slowly had people coming in from the self-taught community of musicians. Initially we were taught music and the art of music was passed down from generation to generation only in the family. Recently circumstances as well as society have paved the way for self-taught musicians and geniuses like us.
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