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Shorbanoor’s body of work is indie in its genre, industrial position, and ethos. It is soft and moody guitar rock, produced outside of the ambit of large labels. But the basic definition of indie fails to capture the nature of this music. I find it more helpful to think of Shorb…
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A Mehdi Maloof Eid present. Perhaps as a result of how I first heard Mehdi – just him and a single acoustic instrument – I think of that arrangement as…
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Bhanuj Kappal writes about Arooj Aftab's latest album for Pitchfork: On Vulture Prince, Aftab fuses the ghazal’s existential yearning with minimal comp…
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Hamnawa Select is a periodical collection of our favorite Pakistani music. The playlist for June has electronic, semi-classical, hip hop & low fi. This…
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JJ47 is part of the Stunners universe. However, unlike most of the vocalists in this group, JJ47’s style is less about flow and more about delivery. In…
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The song is called Lost, but really it is two young artists finding themselves. Annural Khalid and Umair previously collaborated on Faaslay released as…
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Bright, upbeat. Somewhat ABBA. Hard to dislike.
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Young Stunners – the duo of Talha Anjum and Talhah Yunus – are arguably the leaders of this generation’s underground scene. By underground I mean the c…
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Core Hamnawa
About HamnawaWhat this thing even is
Artists You Should be Listening ToA directory of artists with new music across genres
Playlists
Taaza MaalFresh Pakistani pop favorites
Featured SongsSongs featured on the Hamnawa mailing list
Best Longform Essays
کنگنا (and who integrates who when East and West meet)Coke Studio's best recording, and the relationship between Eastern and Western music theory
Code-switchingBilingualism in Pakistani pop
Non-Scientific Visual Guide to Big Corporate Music ShowsHow do you tell the difference between all the music shows?
CoversCovers as a hot-button topic in Pakistani music, and the strategic disruption heading Coke Studio's way
StringsA tribute to the band after they call an end to their 33-year career
Bisconni MusicWhat role do music shows play in the Pakistani music industry?
فتورContextualizing the rise of hip-hop in Pakistan
GooglyMore on why hip-hop is the sound of the moment
BilloOn Bhangra and Abrar-ul-Haq
XulfiOn the impact of Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan on Pakistan's music industry
Ali HamzaA walk through the artist's career
E Sharp's new albumHow a young band navigates the Karachi rock scene
PagalHow Ali Noor constructs a rock song

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