Pop music is rapidly taking over the Pakistani music scene, despite the moral brigade and diktats of the clergy. “Pop, along with soft rock, is growing in popularity. It has developed in a very short span of time and shows more promise than even Indian pop music,” claims Saadia, 19, … Read more
Currently the biggest band in Pakistani pop Faisal and Bilal – the band duo – at churning out good music. That’s what the music of the Pakistani band Strings is all about Currently the biggest band in Pakistani pop, Strings has had a tumultuous history of disbanding and then reuniting. … Read more
A Live concert of “STRINGS” new album “DHANI” is being launched by Bridge Company. They are also introducing “AAROH” in Karachi at Bahria Auditirium Karsaz on 20th September at 9 pm. Tickets are available at following places:
The Rafi Peer Theatre’s 10-day world performing arts festival, 2004, is being held at the Alhamra Cultural Complex from Nov 27. As many as 600 artistes of over 33 countries, including India, will perform in various disciplines of performing arts like dance, theatre, music and puppetry. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi … Read more
While conducting a poll on the top ten Pakistani bands/soloists, I realized how ignorant of the pakistani music scene our expatriates are. For instance, the only bands they would know of were Junoon, Strings or EP…beyond that, most of them still thought that Awaz was making waves…ok, I’m exaggerating, come … Read more
The show got bigger this year. Not only did the organizers fly out to Dubai, giving the local entertainment industry much-needed international exposure, they also collaborated with a television network, ensuring a much wider audience than our local channels could ever pull off. Indian talent, comprising professional dancers, stage designers … Read more
Indus Music (IM) will hold the first pop music awards ceremony in Pakistan at the Alhamra Arts Centre on July 24. The channel has also signed an agreement with MTV whereby IM will broadcast old English songs in a show called ‘MTV Classics’, presented and produced in Pakistan.daily Times reported. … Read more
As a six- year-old I could hardly understand music. But there was one tune, which I still remember humming in my class when I was in grade one. The song had a distinctly catchy tune and had taken the Pakistani Pop scene by storm. It started off as Sar kiye … Read more
Unilever Pakistan formally announced , that the prestigious LUX Style Awards 2004 will be held on the April 24, 2004 and revealed the Viewers’ Choice Nominations. LUX is a leading Pakistani soap brand. An icon of beauty, LUX has always been associated with film stars, style, and skin care. The … Read more
A composition by the Pakistani band Strings will feature on the soundtrack of the Hollywood film “Spiderman 2”. “Earlier this year, Sony Pictures got in touch with us and said they wanted to include one of our Urdu songs,” band member Faisal Kapadia told IANS. “This happened when we had … Read more