The Musicians (in alphabetical order):

Priyank Desai - bamboo flute

Awarded "Best Music Composition," All Gujarat State, Indian Classical Music Competition (Bamboo Flute)

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Prashant Fuloria - electric and acoustic guitars

Prashant picked up the guitar more than 13 years ago and still has trouble putting it down. His initial music education came from playing acoustic and bass guitar for the choir at the missionary Don Bosco school in New Delhi. Prashant then migrated to the electric guitar, learning from Saibal Basu, one of the most talented rock guitarists in India. While in college, Prashant played extensively in the Delhi music circuit, and was the founder of the award-winning IIT Delhi rock act Rehash. At a Rehash concert, Prashant was spotted by Palash Sen - the vocalist of the then already-established rock group Euphoria. Months later, Prashant joined Euphoria, as it began its transition to playing more Hindi originals. During his time with Euphoria, Prashant got the opportunity to play with and learn from the legendary Gussy Rikh, Delhi's best known jazz and blues guitarist. In 1996, Prashant left Euphoria to come to Stanford University, where he kept up his musical activities and got to meet the other members of what is now Kaif.

Adil Husain - bass guitar, keyboards, backup vocals

Adil Husain began playing bass in an experimental band formed in Austin, Texas by early Vital Signs guitarist Imran Baqai. He played in a number of small concerts in Austin before moving to California, where he turned his attention back to piano, his first instrument, and a study of music theory. He picked up the bass again three years later after reuniting with old Austin bandmate Faraz Syed and former Euphoria guitarist Prashant Fuloria to form Kaif. In addition to playing bass guitar and keyboards, Adil also fills the role of recording and sound engineer for the projects with which he is involved.

Arif Husain - acoustic guitar

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Asghar Husain - vocals, backup vocals, electric and acoustic guitars

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Farah Kidwai - vocals, backup vocals

Farah majored in music at Simon's Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, MA, where she frequently appeared as a concert and recital soloist with both college and local ensembles. In addition to some professional commitments in New York City, she has been an active member and soloist with the Canticum Novum singers and the One World Symphony Chorus. She is currently pursuing an M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. Her interests are choral music, German lieder, and 20th century art song. She would like to teach and sing professionally.

Vivek Laddha - drums

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Shiraz Malik - vocals, backup vocals, acoustic guitar, drums

Shiraz was inspired to begin singing and playing music at an early age. By the time he reached high school he was a drummer in the school jazz band, had a top 10 single on the Pakistani music charts with the band Disguised Red, where he played guitar, and had shared the spotlight with national pop act Awaaz in a television commercial for Pepsi. After high school, he moved back to the States to attend Rutgers University and continued singing and playing for a number of college bands and troupes. Shiraz was chosen by the Rutgers Opera Company to be a soloist in a performance of Carmen. And was invited to sing on stage with the platinum selling rock group Del Amitri; a performance that lead singer Justin Currie described as "F***ing awesome." Shiraz is currently involved with various experimental bands and projects.

Adil Sherwani - vocals, backup vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar

Adil Sherwani first picked up the guitar in the summer of '97, when he borrowed a friend's nylon-stringed acoustic. Adil enjoys having played and sung in a variety of places in the years since then: the hallways of LUMS (his undergrad school), classrooms at LUMS, the cafeteria at LUMS, a chair-lift in Murree, beaches in Karachi and the Bay Area, on rooftops, around bonfires, a PIA flight, Singapore International Airport, the New York subway at 42nd Street, concert halls at Stanford, LUMS, San Jose State University, and George Mason University, and a few places he doesn't want to mention in public. "Keeps life interesting."

Siddharth Sheth - tabla, dholak

Siddharth started playing tabla in 1982 under the tutelage of the eminent pakhawaj maestro Pt. Sadashiv Rao of Pune. In 1986, he continued his training at the Saptak School of Music with Pt. Nandan Mehta of Ahmedabad and Pt. Pooran Maharaj, both disciples of the legendary Pt. Kishan Maharaj of Benaras. Siddharth plays the tabla in the Benaras Gharana style and has performed for audiences all over India, on All-India Radio, and on the Indian national television network, Doordarshan. In 1992 he won the prestigious 'Omkarnath Award' for accomplished percussion. After 16 years of dedication to classical tabla, Siddharth has added folk & fusion rock to his repertoire as the tabla/dholak player for Kaif, and hopes to compose and perform a drums-tabla jugalbandi (duet performance) at one of Kaif's upcoming concerts.

Faraz Syed - vocals

Faraz's career as a vocalist began at the age of nine when he took to the stage with the Pakistan Children's Cultural Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE (the United Arab Emirates). There he performed in various shows, singing both chorus and solo. In 1989, he won the 'Best Child Singer Award' in an international competition featuring participants from all the Gulf states. Over the following years he sang in several rock and pop bands, including some notable efforts at the University of Texas, Austin, and at Stanford University. By 1997 he had recorded an original song "Chehra" with Prashant Fuloria, and released a single and video in Pakistan. Faraz's early musical inspirations included Pakistani popular music artists like Vital Signs, Strings, and Zoheb Hasan. Lately, Faraz's vocal style has been driven by his favorite contemporary artists: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Junoon.