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Of catchy melodies, commercial pop and a natural comeback

Of catchy melodies, commercial pop and a natural comeback

It’s never easy to make a comeback in music, especially after a big break. It’s a perplexing time, when new artists and new albums often replace a veteran name. But Faakhir has indeed made his presence felt with the release of his new album, Jee Chaahay. His last album, Mantra, which was a colossal hit, [...]

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Taking Music By Storm

Taking Music By Storm

Taking Music By Storm by HINA JUNAID Looking at her, you cannot imagine that this young, beautiful girl would even know a few tracks by Abida Parveen, could she possibly even know who the legendary Reshma is? A girl her age cannot possibly understand the work of Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan… Can she? Quratulain [...]

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Pakistani Musicians Taking the Indie Route

Pakistani Musicians Taking the Indie Route

Earlier this year, we highlighted some interesting facts about how digital music has been the cause of no physical sales in Pakistan. Bottomline: like CDs killed cassettes, MP3s put an end to era of CDs. That said, American market could still sustain itself with launch of iTunes in 2003 which could let people buy less-tangible-mp3s [...]

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