Background
Tariq was born in Cowansville, Quebec. His father, a Pakistani immigrant, was very concerned with his children getting a good education and it was only in his mid-teens, after his father had died, that Tariq began playing guitar.
Tariq was born in Cowansville, Quebec. His father, a Pakistani immigrant, was very concerned with his children getting a good education and it was only in his mid-teens, after his father had died, that Tariq began playing guitar.
At Bishop"s University, he studied theatre arts
He started devoting most of his time to a music career upon moving to Calgary, Alberta in 1995. In 1997, he was signed to Electric and Music Industries Music Canada. His subsequent independent release, While You"re Down There included collaborations with Jules Shear and with Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go"son