Hasan Imam Hamdani, a Pakistani - American composer and guitar player, serves as the driving force behind the collaborative global music ensemble, Imam Collective. In 2022, Imam Collective released its debut E.P "Solitude" under the Australian label ‘Worlds Within Worlds’ an exploration into the richness of West African and Indian Classical Music. Hasan Imam’s repertoire for solo guitar showcases the breadth of his influences and his innovation in adapting various music styles to the guitar.

Hasan Imam performs internationally with many artists, most notably Boston music award winner Ali McGuirk, Bosnian flamenco artist Mirza Redzepagic and the Qalandar Arts Ensemble, a multicultural music project that unites artists from all over the world at performance spaces in London, UK. In 2024, The U.S consulate of Bosnia sponsored Hasan Imam to partake in a music tour of the Balkans, performing in cities across Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. In addition Hasan Imam presented workshops on music collaboration, performance and education including a TED-X talk in Sarajevo. In August of 2024, Hasan Imam participated in The Silkroad – Global Musician Workshop in Boston under the guidance of music director Mike Block, alongside applicants from 51 countries playing nearly 45 different instruments. Hasan Imam is currently an Artist of Residence at Strathmore for the year 2024/25.

Hasan Imam’s musical journey brought him from Pakistan to Berklee College of Music, Boston and later to Valencia, Spain to earn his master’s degree in production and guitar performance. Hasan Imam is privileged to be mentored by Indian Classical sarod master Alam Khan, South African guitarist Derek Gripper and blues musician Jeff Lockhart from Boston.

An ardent educator, Hasan Imam is part of the music faculty at Montgomery College where he gives lectures on World Music and American Music History.