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"you’ve almost certainly heard of her in the ether"
I usually don’t write about wife of the show Natasha Noorani’s work on Hamnawa.
Mar 24
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Zeerak Ahmed
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"you’ve almost certainly heard of her in the ether"
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"the greatest guitarist you’d never heard about"
Osman Samiuddin writes an incredibly moving piece chasing the ghost of legendary Karachi guitarist:
Mar 20
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Zeerak Ahmed
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"the greatest guitarist you’d never heard about"
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"the biggest, most influential musician in Pakistan right now"
I wanted to send over friend of the show Ahmer Naqvi’s profile of Talha Anjum for Dawn. This essay was written around the release of Anjum’s film Kattar…
Mar 16
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Zeerak Ahmed
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"the biggest, most influential musician in Pakistan right now"
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Hamnawa Select Feb '25
These are our selections for new and notable music for February 2025.
Mar 2
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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February 2025
Introducing Hamnawa TV
Today we’re launching a new part of our website: Hamnawa TV. This is an online music channel that plays the best new music videos from Pakistan. Just…
Feb 17
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Introducing Hamnawa TV
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Hamnawa Select Jan '25
New year, more new music!
Feb 1
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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January 2025
Best of 2024 – Shahmir's Picks
THANK GOD by Umair, aleemrk
Jan 31
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Best of 2024 – Zeerak's Picks
AKHAN DA JAADU by Abdullah Kasumbi and Ashal Haider Khan
Jan 31
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Best of 2024 – Laila's Picks
can’t take it anymore by JANI and Umair
Jan 31
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Laila Dodhy
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کہہ دینا
Please welcome a new contributor to Hamnawa, Farzan Ahmad Khan
Jan 16
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Farzan Ahmad Khan
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Gulistan (Janoobi) / Side Down
A review of Zohaib Kazi's latest folk & electronic album
Jan 4
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Qindeel Ishtiaq
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YouTube Subscriber Growth in Pakistani Music
Here are the Pakistani music YouTube channels that have gained the most subscribers in 2024.
Jan 2
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Zeerak Ahmed
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YouTube Subscriber Growth in Pakistani Music
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December 2024
Hamnawa Select Dec '24
Notable Pakistani music to end the year, on Spotify & YouTube.
Dec 23, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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How viral did Bayaan go?
Alaap-rock band Bayaan have had a solid audience for many years, but in July last year their following multiplied.
Dec 14, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Musab's Last Qawwali Session of 2024
Friend of the show Musab, who many of you will recognize as the author of great Hamnawa pieces on Nusrat and Nayyara Noor, is hosting his last qawwali…
Dec 4, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Musab's Last Qawwali Session of 2024
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Hamnawa Select Nov '24
Notable Pakistani music this November, on Spotify & YouTube.
Dec 1, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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October 2024
Hamnawa Select Oct '24
Notable Pakistani music this October, on Spotify & YouTube.
Oct 31, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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Hamnawa Select Oct '24
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I Can’t Let It Go; On Mustafa’s “What good is a heart?”
Editor’s note: We usually write only about Pakistani artists, but Shahmir’s piece felt relevant to our audience.
Oct 30, 2024
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I Can’t Let It Go; On Mustafa’s “What good is a heart?”
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September 2024
Hamnawa Select Sep '24
What’s notable in Pakistani music this September, on Spotify & YouTube.
Sep 30, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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Hamnawa Select Sep '24
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سمجھوتۂ طرزیات
Recently, some Spotify users noticed that inside the app, lyrics for the latest season of Coke Studio changed the way they were displayed. Instead of…
Sep 13, 2024
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Sheikh Ahmed | شیخ احمد
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On Musicking and Language
If you search for K-pop songs on YouTube, you will most likely find color-coded lyric videos.
Sep 8, 2024
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Laila Dodhy
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On Musicking and Language
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August 2024
Swing
This new song by Machi & Maaz Rathore is a near-perfect cross between English indie rock band The xx and 2010s Pakistanis alternative band Sikandar Ka…
Aug 28, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Qawwali Listening Session - Buzurgs, Babas and Barsis
I hope that you enjoyed Musab’s latest essay on Nusrat, which we published on Nusrat’s barsi (death anniversary), and in honor of an upcoming release of…
Aug 21, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Qawwali Listening Session - Buzurgs, Babas and Barsis
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Hamnawa Select Aug '24
What’s notable in Pakistani music this August, on Spotify & YouTube.
Aug 19, 2024
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Zeerak Ahmed
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Laila Dodhy
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Hamnawa Select Aug '24
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