NESCAFÉ Basement astounds us with another round of enthusiasm, inspiration and talent. The fresh, vibrant artists of season II have been meticulously chosen and are the future crème de la crème of the music industry. Once again, the artists create a splendid orchestration which will leave you wanting more. NESCAFÉ Basement is a start, for these young artists. You can experience their journey here as they make their way through the crowds.
For all the Nazia Hassan’s fans out there, there is a big treat coming your way as one of the mega hit from our very own super star has been re-worked for an upcoming Bollywood flick “Student of the year”. The movie has been directed by Karan Johar.
Yesterday, this very first song from the movie was released officially with the name of “The Disco Song”, that contains a sample from the original Nazia Hassan’s version. The song is under license from Saregama India Limited. It is encouraging to see the way they have mentioned and highlighted the original version and given full credits to it and Nazia’s voice.
“The Disco Song” is sort of a regular peppy song from the rom-com Indian movies with a very uplifting beat but the addition of the Disco Deewane sample to it has surely added to the spark manifolds.
Following the airing of Ufone Uth Records 2.0 fourth episode featuring XXI, the music platform introduces fourth artist, Sara Haider, on the 24th of March 2012.
As an artist, Sara continues to be inspired by the likes of Faiz, Rumi, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Simon & Garfunkle, The Police, Lauryn Hill, Nayyara Noor, Strings, The Beatles, John Mayer, Nazia Hassan, Stevie Nicks, Geeta Dutt, Phoenix, Adele, Imogen heap, and Pakistan’s very own Zeb and Haniya. She is currently working on various musical projects and to this end is collaborating with composer/musician Ahsan Bari as part of Nritaal
Pakistani celebrities reminisce about Nazia Hassan and their favourite songs by the iconic singer, who died 10 years ago today.
Ali Saleem:
Meeting Nazia: “I met her in 1998. I have listened to her songs; I grew up with her voice. As a person she was angelic.”
Favourite song: There are too many to name, but ‘Teri Yaad’ from Hotline is one of my favorites.”
As the legend goes, Ali Saleem has Nazia Hassan to thank for his trademark impersonation of Benazir Bhutto. The actor met the late prime minister at her house.
The world calls him Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Shahenshah-e-Qawali and Nazia Hassan… the first female pop icon in Asia. They left the world before their time at the age of 48 and 35 respectively. But years later, the impact of the deaths of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Nazia Hassan can be felt throughout the music industry and the world at large, particularly because they both died during the month of August.
Hailing from Faisalabad and the son of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is accredited for being one of the pioneers to put Pakistani music on the map.
Iconic, Ever Gorgeous, Pakistani Queen, pop singer Nazia Hassan’s ninth death anniversary is Today, 13th August. Nazia Hassan, who is known as one of the most influential and popular female singers from Pakistan, endeared herself to millions in the 1980s and 1990s in both India and Pakistan.Nazia died on August 13, 2000 in London after a prolonged battle with lung cancer at the young age of 35. The Government of Pakistan conferred upon her the highest civilian award, the Pride of Performance.
Providing Her Complete Discography to you fans is a Tribute to Legendary Singer.
Hey Nazia, You were blessed by God with all the bounties except a happy and long life. You were also an absolute gem of a person from what i’ve heard about you. KM Team thinks they could’ve done a better job along with this discography, but we guess it did the job, which is to respect your love and dedication towards, Pakistani, Music.. and keep your memory alive after you. I don’t have words to express my feelings that How much I love you. But in the end with tears in my eyes i just want to say Nazia We miss you, your dedication to this Music Industry will never be forgotten. May God bless you rest in heaven.
Karachi: Today marks the death anniversary of the iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan who endeared herself to millions in the country.
Nazia Hassan was the most influential and popular female singer and probably the only real pop singer of the 80’s and 90’s in both India and Pakistan.
Harry Potter and the magical tunes of Pakistani pop!
With the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the story of the ‘boy who lived’ is still ongoing amidst global fanfare.
Instep spoofs Harry Potter with the local pop music industry…By Maheen Sabeeh and Saba Imtiaz
Atif Aslam as Harry Potter
Harry Potter has uncontrollable hair and a lightening shaped scar – and is the ‘Chosen One’ – who will defeat the Dark Lord and restore order to the magical world.
Hailed as a breakthrough film by critics and hoards of people who are still lining up for it outside cinema halls, Khuda Kay Liye unfortunately is not a very timely event. It is in fact a vivid example of how liberals (even the more intelligent ones like Shoaib Mansoor), though quick to predict cultural the trends and fads, are always slightly late in recognising social and political undercurrents.