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Maheen Sabeeh
Karachi

Deciphering the numbers

The music winners at Lux Style Awards ’09 indeed came as a surprise. Who would’ve thought that Najam Shiraz would walk away with Song of the Year over Ali Azmat, Shehzad Roy, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan and Zeb and Haniya? But he did.

In reality, the toughest competition for Najam‘s ‘Khwabon Key Rishtey’ was neither Ali Azmat nor Strings. As it turns out, it was Shehzad Roy’s ‘Laga Reh’. The reason one can state this as fact, more than just an observation is because of the numbers that each category generated. In other words, thefinal result list (by the Lux Style Awards) given to the press validates these claims. Instep Today takes a closer look at the votes…

Best Music Album

As far as music awards go, this is the most prestigious and coveted trophy. And last year saw some incredibly tough albums go up against each other. Ali Azmat returned with Klashinfolk. Leaving behind the sonic effects that were the driving force behind his solo debut record Social Circus, Ali opted for a raw, fierce rock sound that was neither redundant nor monotonous. Klashinfolk really was the second coming of Ali Azmat.

Catching up with Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan

By Maliha Rehman

Shafqat Shafqat Amanat Ali hasn’t performed in the U.S. for a very long time and this is not because of lack of offers. “The organizers in America don’t want to pay the travel expenses for my musicians,” he explains. “Most performers are happy going abroad on their own and lip-syncing at concerts. But I prefer going live. I think I’ve lost out on quite a lot of money because of this.”
That’s the seventh generation progeny of the Patiala gharana for you. He won’t sing songs just for the sake of staying in the news and he certainly won’t lip-sync in concerts in order to earn a quick buck. Shafqat Amanat Ali takes his singing very seriously – he says that he had wanted to be a singer from as far back as he can remember – and he believes in being sincere to his work.