If one were to introduce college students to Pakistani pop, this song would have to make the cut as required listening. I say this despite the fact that it was not followed with a body of work built in its stead; that it is perhaps a genre unto its own but it is hard to trace direct links from this song to others that followed; and maybe it did not change cultural perception about what was possible with Western-style pop in South Asia (though more on this in a second).
Really appreciated both the musical theory and historical approaches here! Shared this post with my writing workshop. As luck would have it, we discussed hip-hop as a genre and how its been adopted in the subcontinent this past weekend!
Really appreciated both the musical theory and historical approaches here! Shared this post with my writing workshop. As luck would have it, we discussed hip-hop as a genre and how its been adopted in the subcontinent this past weekend!