religion |name article_title background birth_date instrument genre origin occupation
christian shallum asher xavier shallum asher xavier
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 16 september 1978 guitar rock , fusion karachi , pakistan musician , record producer
shallum asher xavier

shallum asher xavier is a pakistani guitarist , composer and music producer .
he has been recording professionally for 15 years , and has played as a session musician and recorded with most of the renowned pakistani mainstream artists including ali haider , najam shiraz , zeb and haniya , hadiqa kiyani , and strings .
in 2003 xavier , with imran momina formed the internationally acclaimed band fuzön .
shallum is currently working on his own album which features various artists from across borders .
xavier fas been awarded best guitarist of pakistan 2 years running , as well as an award for best south asian band and best composer for his composition of khamaj .
he has collaborated independently with ingrid kindem , hildegun and mocci -lrb- fryd -rrb- , and has performed with them on a number of occasions in both pakistan and norway .
