Lal Mohammad Iqbal
Lal Mohammad Iqbal | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lal Mohammad (1933 - 2009) and Buland Iqbal (1930 - 2013) |
| Born | Rajasthan, British India (Lal Mohammad) |
| Origin | Pakistani |
| Died | Karachi, Pakistan (both of them died in Karachi) |
| Genres | Contemporary instrumental |
| Occupation(s) | Composers and music directors of films |
| Instrument(s) | Flute, Sarangi |
| Years active | 1957 – 1994 |
Lal Mohammad Iqbal were a Pakistani composer duo, consisting of Lal Mohammad (1933 – 29 September 2009) and Buland Iqbal (1930 – 25 July 2013). They were among the leading musicians of Pakistan film industry belonging to the golden era of film songs.
Buland Iqbal composed music at Radio Pakistan with his colleague Lal Mohammad and the duo was known as Lal Mohammad Iqbal. They had joined Radio Pakistan, Karachi within a span of six months in 1950. At first, they together composed 'geets' and 'ghazals' for Radio Pakistan. The duo is primarily remembered for their compositions in the voice of playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.