The Popularity of Pakistani Music in India

by Guest Author - on May 23rd 2012 - No Comments
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performing Live in Karachi

Earlier, it was difficult to make a clear distinction between Pakistani music and Indian music. This difference came several years after Indian independence. But until then, Bollywood music sounded through every Pakistani home, while ghazals were popular in most Indian houses. In India, qawwalis and ghazals have always been, and continue...

Strings become First Pakistani Band to get VEVO Account on YouTube

by Danish Mughal - on May 22nd 2012 - No Comments
Strings VEVO Account on YouTube

Strings Band becomes the very first Pakistani Band to acquire a VEVO account on YouTube. Vevo (stylized as VEVO) is a music video website, management and distribution company. Its a joint venture among the biggest record label companies of the World  namely Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media....

Fawad and Waqar Khan Quit while Butt, Albert & Hassaan proceeds with Entity Paradigm

by Danish Mughal - on May 18th 2012 - 2 Comments
Fawad Khan and Waqar khan left Entity Paradigm

As depressing as it gets, Entity Paradigm has also lost its front man Fawad Khan, soon after the Drummer Waqar Khan said Good Bye to Entity Paradigm. The band posted the following on its Facebook page and paid tribute to the fellow ex-members Fawad Afzal Khan and Waqar Khan: Dear Fans As we all know that Fawad A Khan is extremely busy...

The Sketches take Aamir Zaki, Gumby & Faraz Anwar on board for its 2nd Album

by Danish Mughal - on May 17th 2012 - No Comments
Saif Samejo with Aamir Zaki

The Jamshoro based Sufi-Rock Band, The Sketches, takes on board the music maestros Aamir Zaki, Gumby and Faraz Anwar for its upcoming second album. The Sketches who has showed its commitment towards music and passion to revive their native language, is now all set to complete its 2nd Album. The second album, the name of which is still...

Pakistani Band Raeth to compose a song for Bollywood Movie “Marksheet”

by Danish Mughal - on May 17th 2012 - No Comments
Raeth Band in Bollywood

Pakistani Pop and Rock Band Raeth will make its Bollywood debut in upcoming movie “Marksheet”. The band Raeth, which got popular in Pakistan with hits like “Bhula Do” and “Waada”, will now be composing a song for a Bollywood Movie. According to the latest news reports from India, Raeth Band will be...

Humaima Malik unanimously wins Best Actress Award at ‘Lux Style Awards 2012’

by Danish Mughal - on May 15th 2012 - No Comments
Humaima Malik Wins Lux Style Awards 2012

Humaima Malik has already proved herself as one the youngest best actress of Pakistan who has beaten famous international big wigs of Bollywood such as Shilpa Shetty, Frieda Pinto and Shabana Azmi at London Asian film festival award. She has continued to maintain her decorum as young talented actress by winning ‘Best actress at 11th...

Worldwide Distribution Rights of Pakistani Film Ishq Khuda acquired by IMGC Global Entertainment

by Danish Mughal - on May 15th 2012 - 1 Comment
Ishq Khuda Poster

IMGC Global Entertainment, the largest distributor of Indian films in Pakistan has acquired the worldwide distribution rights of Pakistani feature film ‘Ishq Khuda’. Scheduled for an Eid-ul-Fitr 2012 release, ‘Ishq Khuda’ is directed by ace film maker Shehzad Rafique , who has superhit films like ‘Salakhain’ and ‘Mohabbtaan...

Bohemia Paisay Da Nasha, Coke Studio Season 5 Episode 1

by Danish Mughal - on May 13th 2012 - 4 Comments
Bohemia Rapping Nashay Da Pyar

The song “Paisay Da Nasha” was written and arranged by Bohemia and had not been released before it was recorded at Coke Studio. Bohemia writes about the way people think in this world: people are intoxicated by the idea of money and in love with the idea of intoxication. He asks the important question ‘what have you learnt...