I was driving alone one evening when I heard a few Pakistani songs from some 90′s era on a radio channel and this is the reason why I am writing this article. 80′s & 90′s was surely the best era for the Pakistani music; experiencing artists like the Vital signs, Junoon, Strings, Awaaz, Hasan Jahangir, Nazia & Zohaib Hassan, Fakhr-e-Alam and many more…It was the blend of the best which will never be forgotten.

This post is NOT gonna be ‘the best collection’ or ‘the top 10 list’ but rather it would help peeping you back into the 90′s era. Whattay  decade it was in terms of Pakistani Music! Lets start with:

*Disco Deewane!!*

Yes I mean Nazia Hassan, surely an icon for our country. Her tracks received great acclamation worldwide especially in our neighbors and they also made it to different night clubs across India and UK. Check out this song picturised on legendary actress Babra Shareef in a Pakistani movie called Sangdil (1982) featuring Nadeem as a lead actor. If you have watched this Pakistani movie or have loved this song in past, this video will surely bring back old memories to you. Enjoy the song and the video:

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The History of Pakistani Pop Music

By Salman Siddique

salman@pakium.com

Pakistani Pop music has always been something which attracts because it is a wonderful mixture of beautiful genre of music which include Classical music,and western versions of Jazz,Rock and Roll,Hip Hop, and Disco. It all started by Ahmad Rushdi’s “KO KO KORINA” in 1966.Then came Nazia Hasan with her brother Zohaib Hasan who took the infant industry to sky-high levels. You can easily find fans of Nazia Jee and Zohaib any where , even at a market place. After them the “Pop Flag” was hoisted by Vital Signs, Strings, and Junoon. By their efforts “OUR” music soon spread in our country as well as got a reputation in neighbouring countries and ultimately South Asia.Vital Signs’ soft songs, Junoon’s Sufism and String’s freshness is still being praised by music lovers.

(Apart from that,Pakistani classical music has also produced worth mentioning names like Mehdi Hasan Sahab, Madam Noor Jahan and several Classical Music Gharanas) (more…)