Zeb and Haniya (Pashto: زیب اور حانیا, pronounced as "Zayb aur Haa-nee-ya") was a Pakistani music duo from Kohat, active from 2007 to 2014.
The pair have sung songs in Pashto, Urdu, Dari and Turkish, combining pop with folk music to create a diverse body of work.
Zebunnisa Humayun Bangash has been singing since age eight and has been training as a vocalist since 1998 with acclaimed Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan.
Produced by Mekaal Hasan, the accompanying musicians included: former Noori drummer, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto on percussion, Shallum Asher Xavier of Fuzon on lead guitar, and bass by Kamran 'Mannoo' Zafar.
Mauj's Omran Shafique contributes blues lead guitar on one song, and Co-Ven's Hamza Jafri, Sikander Mufti and Sameer Ahmed feature on the album's closing number, a high-spirited fusion track.
[1][4] In addition to recording the album and shooting for videos, 2007 and 2008 were marked by a multitude of appearances on Pakistani television networks, including Geo, Dawn, Aaj, CNBC.
[2] In 2009, they performed "Paimona", "Chup" and "Chal Diye" at Coke Studio Sessions along with the artists Javed Bashir, Noori, Atif Aslam, Ali Zafar, and Strings.
On 6 June 2010, at the third season of Coke Studio Zeb and Haniya performed among with artists Arieb Azhar, Abida Parveen, Meesha Shafi (of Overload), Karavan and Arif Lohar, playing an Afghan folk song, "Bibi Sanam Janem".
[15] On 18 July 2010, Zeb & Haniya performed "Nazaar Eyle", a cover of Turkish singer Barış Manço, at the Coke Studio third season fourth episode, "Form".