'Peace prayer': Muslim choir from restive Thai south to sing for pope
Gripped by nervous excitement, young Muslim singers from Thailand's conflict-plagued south gather for choir practice ahead of a performance of a lifetime - for Pope Francis himself, who is in Bangkok...
View ArticleLAC holds ‘Sufi Night’
Lahore Arts Council (LAC), in collaboration with Younes Emery Institute of Turkish Cultural Centre, held a musical event titled ‘Sufi Night’ for followers of Sufi music in Alhamra Art Centre, the Mall...
View ArticleIs The Weeknd's new album about Bella Hadid?
Grammy-winning singer, The Weeknd released his fourth studio album on Friday. The star announced on his social media, "Its out everywhere, love you guys". The album has left fans speculating that the...
View ArticlePaap Culture: The imaginarium of Taher Shah is part acid trip part true love
What begins like a scene out of a Lego Movie ends like a town full of vampires has just been rescued by a slayer. Such is the emotional range of Taher Shah’s latest musing Farishta. The naysayers might...
View ArticleCover songs shouldn't be a musician's claim to fame: Shuja Haider
Composer and producer Shuja Haider recently sat down with Taimur Rehman of Qasid fame to discuss the changing landscape of the music industry. Haider noted that with the rise of social media, for a...
View ArticleWho doesn’t want to sing for Hindi films? But now is a bad time: Ali Sethi
Singer Ali Sethi who rose to fame thanks to his personal take on classics and stellar vocals has been mesmerising fans on both sides of the border. In a recent interview, Ali, who has been interacting...
View ArticleAyyan Ali to release seven new songs in two weeks
Pakistan’s beleaguered model-cum-singer Ayyan Ali, who was proclaimed an offender by the court in a currency smuggling case, has been absconding for almost five years now without posting anything on...
View ArticleTaylor swift surprises fans with new album
Pop singer Taylor Swift has just dropped her eighth studio album Folklore, out of the blue. The singer made the announcement on Thursday, in a Twitter post noting that the album is composed of “songs...
View Article5 football songs that have nothing to do with football
For true football fans, there's nothing more moving than swaying shoulder on shoulder with fellow fans in the stadium and shouting their team's anthem. Doing that the moment the ball drops into their...
View ArticleSongs that move Tina Sani
From Faiz to Iqbal, Tina Sani, a veteran of ghazal and geet has always chosen to sing what is meaningful, socially poignant, and immersive. But that exposure and depth of understanding what piece of...
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