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Biography
Iqbal Asif Jewel (Bengali: ইকবাল আসিফ জুয়েল) is a Bangladeshi singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He is currently a member of the band Miles.
Career
Iqbal's first band was Legend, whose first album was Onnobhubon. After the rest of the band left to continue their academic studies, he joined Warfaze, a hard rock band that was one of the first Bangladeshi rock bands to incorporate elements of heavy metal and progressive metal/progressive rock in its songs.
In 1999, Jewel joined Miles, a rock band formed in 1979.
As a solo artist, Jewel has released several albums including an instrumental fusion-rock album X Factor, and a collaboration with long-time friends from other bands; Jewel with the Stars.
Jewel has also produced or mixed several albums, including Sumon's first solo album Shopno gulo tomar moto, and Artcell's second studio album Aniket Prantor.
Jewel released a compilation album, Rock 101, in December 2008. In 2009, Eid al-Fitr Jewel released the dual Rock 202 and Rock 303.
Personal life
Jewel is married to Nazia and has two children named Eshan and Aarya.