Reviews
Album Review: Ali Azmat’s Klashinfolk
It was only two years ago when we were touting Ali Azmat’s debut album, Social Circus. No stranger to the Pakistani music scene, his debut album was special because it was Ali going solo – separate from Junoon, the band that made him famous the world over as an accomplished and talented lead singer.
A Tribute to Nazia Hassan
The news of the death of pop star Nazia Hassan on Sunday, August 13, 2000, spread like wildfire. Within seconds, the Internet, newspapers and the rest of the news media around the globe were flashing news of her final journey.
Amidst the sobs and tears, almost every one had one thing in mind, i.e., “God Almighty [...]
In Memory of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
It’s hard to believe it was eleven years ago when Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the world-renowned Qawwal, left us to meet his Maker. The date was August 16, 1997.
Regarded by PakistaniMusic.com to be “Pakistan’s greatest export”, Khan redefined how Pakistan and Qawwali was viewed across the world. Trained in the art of qawwali, as [...]
Ahmed Rushdi: We Miss You
One fine morning in 1954, people were listening a song from radio Pakistan Karachi’s station: The message of the song was unique, the voice was clear and forceful and the lyrics were "Bunder Road say Keamari". Little did the listeners realized that the boy who was singing then, is going to become the part and [...]
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