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Ahmer Naqvi writes in response to the last post by Hassan Asif on Hasan Raheem: Great, great writing though I feel I have a quibble with the main thesi…
Zeerak Ahmed
20 hr ago
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کھونا تھا
Hassan Asif writes: We need to talk about Hasan Raheem. When I listen to his songs I feel as if he is gesturing towards a barely audible, subsonic chal…
Zeerak Ahmed
Mar 2
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ربا میرے حال دا محرم توں
On hearing recordings of this nature, it becomes clear why time away from Noori makes sense for Ali Hamza. This version of Rabba Meray Haal Da Mehram T…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 26
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دھواں
Sajjad Ali redid Dhuan for Velo Sound Station. He was quoted as follows: “I am singing a song which I first performed nearly 35 years ago, ” Sajjad Ali…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 23
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اپنا دور
8 year old Kaky Thou$and has immense poise. The main refrain from this song references the popular song Apna Time Ayega from Zoya Akhtar’s film Gully B…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 19
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پیسا
This recording encapsulates so much of the cultural and technological state of modern Pakistan. I have alluded over the last few weeks to the decline o…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 16
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سعیدآباد
Braadri Broadcast first released recordings in 2016. At the time, Maheen Sabeeh wrote a profile for The News: A collaborative effort between MAD School…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 12
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جاگ رہی
Fariha Pervez is the perfect vessel for Rohail Hyatt’s production. Her vocal performance in all Coke Studio performances so far displays exquisite tech…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 9
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دریا
Latest solo release from Misbah, the artist behind Sitaray which many readers found themselves drawn to. Darya is in the same mould as Sitaray melodica…
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 5
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سکل بن
What separates pop from other music is how easy it is to understand. Snobs will denigrate pop for this reason, romanticizing the delayed gratification …
Zeerak Ahmed
Feb 2
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خیال
Hasan Raheem, along with collaborator Abdullah Kasumbi, makes modern, global pop. This brand of music is the cutting edge of Pakistan’s pop scene. This…
Zeerak Ahmed
Jan 29
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فتور
A lot of the narratives on Hamnawa are about how art forms change to represent different identities. This reflects most prominently, for the purposes o…
Zeerak Ahmed
Jan 26
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