Riz | Hardcore metal indie band guitarist daring to speak his mind through music

Riz is a Hongkonger of Pakistani descent. He formed a hardcore indie band called King Ly Chee (1999 - 2017) which was popular in Hong Kong and had a huge following in China. In 2015, he started an Asian punk, hardcore, and metal news website called UniteAsia.org. Then, in 2017, he started a new band called Dagger. He is a husband to a Hongkonger, a father and also a teacher.

Culture, Music, Career, PoliticsWe Are HKers30 August 2020pakistan, metal, indie, band, music, king ly chee, punk, website, news, uniteasia, dagger, husband, father, teacher, onehungrycoconut, swaco, ethnicity, ethnic minority, rizComment

W - "Hong Kong is having an artistic revolution"

I went to school with the local kids and I always thought, you know, they keep their heads down and follow the rules. I never thought they’d be able to protest like this (with lots of art creations). It’s awesome.

Career, Identity, Politics, CultureWe Are HKers30 October 2019w, dj, ka yan, broken, brothers, productions, art, lkf, ethnic minority, pakistan, expatComment