Fire Releases List of Albums to Come out in Early 2010

December 22, 2009

As we reported earlier, Fire has some massive plans for 2010 which include a total of 60 releases, 19 of which are to come out in first four months. Fire has finally released the list of those 19 artists who are already in the release process. The videos have been shot already and will be […]

Faisal Rafi speaks on Kaavish, music production and more

November 10, 2009

Maheen Sabeeh Karachi While Mekaal Hasan takes a step away from production (to concentrate on his music), Faisal Rafi is taking young artists under his wing and as it turns out, is working on a plethora of records at his Silent Studio (rather silently). Faisal Rafi is no stranger to the music industry and with […]

Is the Internet the future of music in Pakistan?

November 8, 2009

As Overload and Mekaal Hasan Band release their records without the backing of a record label and pull it off without a glitch, Instep takes a look at the burgeoning music scene, record label battles and how the Internet just might be the way out By Maheen Sabeeh Throwing out the blame Internet. The inescapable […]

Kaavish – Gunkali [Album Preview]

July 21, 2009

InMusic: Kaavish: Full circle, at last Kaavish are finally ready to release the album that has been in the making for about six years. Once can only imagine the efforts put in by Maaz Maudood and Jaffer Zaidi (also former member Raheel Manzar Paul) for these past years, along with their current producer, Faisal Rafi. […]

Naad-e-Ali – Barkha

July 2, 2009

Download: Barkha History: Naad-e-Ali is son of Great Legendary Pakistani Singer “Nayyara Noor” and Elder brother of Jaffer Zaidi, who is lead vocalist of the Band Kaavish and featured in Coke Studio as keyboardist. These days Naad-e-Ali is busy in cooking his Album in his younger brother, Jaffer, Studio

Lineup of Coke Studio Season 2

March 10, 2009

First season of Coke Studio was based on mainstream artists and featured experienced musicians. This season however features new musicians and some underground too. I think Coke Studio always wanted to bring new musicians but they didn’t want to expirement that at early stage and wanted to make a stronger base for the show first. […]