Mekaal Hasan Band
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Mekaal Hasan Band is a Pakistani fusion music group known for blending classical South Asian melodies with jazz, rock, and progressive influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mekaal Hasan Band canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10048641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mekaal Hasan Band Context triple: [Mekaal Hasan, memberOf, Mekaal Hasan Band]
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A.
Banda
Banda is a city in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its historical significance and proximity to the Ken River.
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B.
Miani
Miani is a village in the Sindh region of present-day Pakistan, historically notable as the site of the 1843 Battle of Miani between British forces and the Talpur Amirs.
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C.
Sheikh Ghulam Ali and Sons
Sheikh Ghulam Ali and Sons is a prominent South Asian publishing house historically known for producing influential Urdu literary and philosophical works.
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D.
Gaghan
Gaghan is the surname of Stephen Gaghan, an American screenwriter and director known for works like "Traffic" and "Syriana."
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E.
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was a celebrated Indian Urdu poet and prolific film lyricist whose songs became classics of Hindi cinema from the 1940s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mekaal Hasan Band Target entity description: Mekaal Hasan Band is a Pakistani fusion music group known for blending classical South Asian melodies with jazz, rock, and progressive influences.
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A.
Banda
Banda is a city in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its historical significance and proximity to the Ken River.
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B.
Miani
Miani is a village in the Sindh region of present-day Pakistan, historically notable as the site of the 1843 Battle of Miani between British forces and the Talpur Amirs.
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C.
Sheikh Ghulam Ali and Sons
Sheikh Ghulam Ali and Sons is a prominent South Asian publishing house historically known for producing influential Urdu literary and philosophical works.
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D.
Gaghan
Gaghan is the surname of Stephen Gaghan, an American screenwriter and director known for works like "Traffic" and "Syriana."
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E.
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was a celebrated Indian Urdu poet and prolific film lyricist whose songs became classics of Hindi cinema from the 1940s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani band
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music group ⓘ |
| activeIn | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album |
Andholan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sampooran NERFINISHED ⓘ Saptak NERFINISHED ⓘ The Early Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandLeader | Mekaal Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Indian classical musicians ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Sampooran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Mekaal Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Sufi rock
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fusion ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Fahad Khan
NERFINISHED
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Haider Hashmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Imran Akhund NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamran Zafar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Seratt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Ahsan Papu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Lockett NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahul Gopal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ Riaz Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Riaz Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sameer Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ahsan Papu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gino Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Javed Bashir NERFINISHED ⓘ Mekaal Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharmistha Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheldon D'Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformedAt | Coke Studio Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformedIn |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
Punjabi
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending classical South Asian melodies with jazz and rock ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Chal Bulleya
NERFINISHED
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Rabba NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanwal NERFINISHED ⓘ Waris Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Ya Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex time signatures
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extended instrumental improvisations ⓘ use of Hindustani classical raags ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mekaal Hasan Band Description of subject: Mekaal Hasan Band is a Pakistani fusion music group known for blending classical South Asian melodies with jazz, rock, and progressive influences.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mekaal Hasan