A Powerful Entrance – Bumbu Sauce

By Zeerak Ahmed Today’s big acts have got their music out in the early 2000s in various ways, many made it big through Pepsi’s Battle of the Bands, and others rode the P2P sharing wave to become common names. However, the TV explosion and the presence of many average acts over airwaves and the internet […]

Musician Celebrities Condemn Salmaan Taseer’s Assassination

January 4, 2011

Pakistan will not be a country ruled by mullahs with a divine mission, said Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the nation. What about Jinnah’s Pakistan? Islam teaches peace and forgiveness not revenge. Islam teaches that God is Al-Ghaffur “The All-Forgiving”, and is the original source of all forgiveness (ghufran غفران). Forgiveness often requires […]

Nadia Ali – “Queen of Clubs Trilogy” Released

Talented singer-songwriter Nadia Ali assembles her greatest dance hits spanning throughout her remarkable musical career on a unique Dance Album compilation series entitled: “Queen of Clubs: Ruby Edition” (August 2010). Bringing together newly remixed dance tracks onto one album, Nadia Ali “Queen of Clubs” pays tribute to DJ/Producers whom she considers to be “King of […]

Hadiqa Kiani – Flood Relief (UNDP Field Trip – Pictures)

UNDP National goodwill ambassador Hadiqa Kiani & UNDP Country Director Toshihiro Tanaka, along with UNDP team visited the affected areas of Mughal Key, Nowshera, Pakistan and jotted down the problems faced by the people. UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador stepped up and supported the cause in representing UNDP organization.United Nations Development Program National Goodwill Ambassador Hadiqa […]

International Icons Sing For Flood Relief

November 15, 2010

In July 2010, devastating floods took the majority of Pakistan. These floods affected around 20 million people, mostly by the destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure, which people are still trying to rebuild. Rebuild Pakistan and their lives. The damage had been caused. Some of the most influential artists in Pakistan, such as Salman Ahmad […]

Pakistani Musicians Taking the Indie Route

October 16, 2010

A lot of artists this year chose to release their music independently. While this could be an option for the lot which can pay for the production, distribution, marketing and lawyers, this can’t even be a consideration for most other musicians. Earlier this year, we highlighted some interesting facts about how digital music has been […]

Wateen Tops Another Chart, Plagiarization

October 12, 2010

When writing a blog online, we need to embrace the fact that it’s going to get copied and it’s going to get copied a lot. And since we already have embraced the fact, we let our stories and content go, well, sort of. We like our words being spread, even if that’s the way they […]

Khayal Rakhna – Noori’s Call for Support

October 11, 2010

‘Khayal Rakhna‘ is an youth awareness and mobilization organization launched by popular Pakistan band, ‘Noori‘ through which will be conducted all philanthropic activities associated with the band. Whether it is a charity campaign launched entirely on the Khayal Rakhna platform, or whether it is someone else’s initiative which Noori supports (via Khayal Rakhna), the concept […]