{"id":5175,"date":"2009-07-04T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T04:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koolmuzone.com\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2009-07-04T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T04:39:48","slug":"laal-move-forward-on-their-revolutionary-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koolmuzone.pk\/2009\/07\/laal-move-forward-on-their-revolutionary-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Laal move forward on their revolutionary road"},"content":{"rendered":"
“I think that the masses are the best judges of our art form. It is in their courts that we perform and it is in their hearts that our music resides”
\n\u2013 Laal move forward on their revolutionary road<\/p>\n
Hani Taha Salim
\nLahore<\/p>\n
Laal \u2013 who released their debut record Umeed-e-Sahar earlier this year – have gained popularity not only for their unique blend of music but also for their revolutionary outlook and philosophy. During the long march held for the restoration of the judiciary, Laal’s music served as an apt soundtrack to the revolution-like scenes taking place in Pakistan. Committed to change, Laal and its comrades hold concerts of a different nature: amongst the peasantry and the masses that reflect that their songs and stance are not empty rhetoric. Their recent concert in the Raiwind area in Lahore also took place in the middle of a road, in the heart of the masses.<\/p>\n
Instep Today spoke to Taimur Rahman and Shahram Azhar of Laal to talk about their next album, their concerts and their plans for bringing about change in society via their music.<\/a><\/p>\n Instep Today: What does the new album contain? What’s the focus this time?<\/p>\n Taimur Rahman: It’s too early to talk about the content of the new album as we have\u00a0 over 25 songs from which we will select the best 10. But the new single that we have recorded that will be part of the new album is dedicated to the victims of terrorism.<\/p>\n Shahram Azhar: Laal is inherently a political-revolutionary band that is committed to the promotion of socialism in Pakistan. One of our primary aims is to present socialist realist poetry to the broadest sections of the masses. As far as the content is concerned, the next album will in many ways be a sequel to the first. However, this time around we will try to bring the poetry of other progressive writers such as Jaun Elia and Ahmed Faraz to the public.<\/p>\n Instep Today: How do you make it work with band members living across continents?<\/p>\n