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When I refresh this year’s list of Artists You Should be Listening To, I’ll be struggling to figure out whether Towers lives in the Electro Pop or the…
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Take the opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a song that has every element to be super hit Pashto RnB. If you don’t understand Pashto (and to…
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Shahan Shahid writes in: Of late, what has interested me more about Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s legacy is his footprint; the people he influenced, the…
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This is a list of my favorite songs from 2021. There are many more songs that I enjoyed from last year, that are not on this list. I’ve attempted to…
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Our favorite Pakistani music this month. This one’s a fun, diverse mix. Electro pop, rap (of pop and other variety), film soundtracks, and whatever RFB…
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Laila Dodhy writes in about a Karachi hip-hop dance off: I was not sure what to expect at the Styles Clash Championship because I haven't had the chance…
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Friend of the show Nadir Shahzad’s latest is a metaphor-laden, visually-rich presentation about caring for loved ones with mental illness. It stitches…
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This is a numaish of launda party. And an interesting combination of laundas to boot. Rozeo, who is given primary attribution on this song, has a…
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Hamnawa Select is a periodical collection of our favorite Pakistani music. The playlist for November has hip hop (obviously, do you even follow this…
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Salor is one of the new musicians to watch. An easy Punjabi vocal delivered over a Prabh-Deep-like sparse, but intriguing instrumental track. I love the…
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It’s not really the age of guitar solos. But for this one, and the lead up to it, and the poem it undergirds – time can wait.
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Atif’s latest solo song Ajnabi is a departure from his previous work. Ajnabi harks towards a newer style of pop rap from the likes of Hasan Raheem and…
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