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Perhaps like no other Pakistani song before it, Pasoori, has broken out as an international hit. Much has been said about Pasoori, and despite this…
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Sampling is rare in modern Pakistani pop. The reasons for this are not completely transparent. Onerous licensing discussions with EMI, and now their…
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My favorite music this month. Playlist on Spotify.
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Even early on in Meesha’s career, she was an outspoken pioneer. With Overload, she made the female rock vocal more prominent than it may ever have been…
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An alt rock band with rap in a music show produced by Xulfi? This year’s Coke Studio is goading me to write about eP. Two decades ago, the influence of…
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The subject line of this email is (as always) the title of the song but also an optimistic announcement of a return to some regularity of publishing on…
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Zain Zohaib, the young qawwali duo, are a striking example of a digital-native presentation of a traditional South Asian art form. It is heartening to…
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My favorite music to listen to this month. You can find this playlist on Spotify.
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Lots of great music to listen to this month, and one of the most varied mix of genres in the last few months. You can find this playlist on Spotify…
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Rap Demon has broken out from the hip scene into a broader collective consciousness as part of Pepsi’s Why Not Meri Jaan, where his recording followed…
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If you ever thought you would be prepared for Ali Haider’s latest release, you have to trust me on this, you aren’t. You can have seen it a few times…
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Auj’s debut album, Sifr, is a triumph. The band is a classic, classic-rock band – charging drums, thumping bass, gratuitous guitar distortion, and…
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