Amidst concerts and a television show – Iqbal Ka Pakistan – and personal loss, Ali Azmat has been AWOL. Even though he released the videos for ‘Gallan’ and ‘Tanha Hai Kyun’, Ali Azmat’s presence has been minimal as far as promoting his record, Klashinfolk goes. But then, marketing has never been Ali’s strongest suit. Now […]
Best left unsung by Nadeem F. Paracha Modern Pakistani pop culture is a cultural extension of the upper echelons of urban middle-class Pakistan. This remains in spite of the fact that acts such as Sajjad Ali, Nazia and Zoheb, Abrar-ul-Haq, Atif Aslam, and to a certain extent, Junoon and the Vital Signs have often managed […]
Live wires in the studio Zeeshan Parwez and Adnan Malik had a significant role to play at Coke Studio this year. Zeeshan switched from a performer from Season One to Producer, Videos this year while Adnan Malik took on the reigns of Associate Producer Videos and Producer BTS (Behind the Scenes). Before Coke Studio hits […]
Mekaal Hasan stands tall in the tight knit Pakistani rock scene which is eagerly awaiting Saptak, his band’s second album. EMI will release the album in India soon, so fans across the subcontinent will get a chance to judge how far the Mekaal Hasan Band has grown since its first album, Sampooran. Hasan, who headlines […]
The King of Pop’s impact on our local music industry is undeniable – from dance moves to disco beats. Here, some of the top names in Pakistani pop revisit their relationship with Michael Jackson, the man and the music. (Interviews by Madeeha Syed. Photography by Rizwan-ul-Haq, Kohi Marri and Fayyaz Ahmed) Salman Ahmed (Junoon) My […]
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Ali Azmat and Zeeshan Parwez collaborate again After three successive experimental videos like ‘Teri Parchaiyan’, ‘Gallan’ and ‘Tanha Hai Kyoun’, Ali Azmat and Zeeshan Parwez are gearing up for another collaboration together. Off Ali’s last album, Klashinfolk, the video is for ‘Tera Mera’ – an edgy song that leaves a residue long after it ends. […]
A documentary by CityFM89 on the music of the frontier. There has been a lot of good music coming from frontier in past few years including Sajid & Zeeshan, Zeb & Haniya and Jehangir Aziz. Pakhtoon Patakha – Music from the frontier
SOUND CHECK: Pulp diction Source: Dawn – Images A month ago while being interviewed for a documentary by DawnNews, I spontaneously said something that made the young producer raise an eyebrow. Well informed and conscious about the many rants by yours truly in the 1990s about the utter necessity of mixing politics with popular music, […]
