Music

 As I write, I recall a pictorial montage that I had made using one of Krishnakumar Kunnath’s (KK) songs: Yaaron...

Showing signs of exhaustion and complacency during its last few seasons, Coke Studio (CS) returned this year looking refreshed, rejuvenated and...

Pakistan in its almost 75 years of history has had many great female singers, but there has been just one...

On a lazy Sunday afternoon, as we walked along the busy Ginza street in Tokyo, I suddenly stopped in my...

The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen! Lata Mangeshkar, one of the world’s biggest cultural icons and a singer...

Coca-Cola Pakistan hosted the first ever Coke Studio Live concert in Lahore at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club...

Indian cinema is richer today due to the amazing contribution of songs, music and lyrical poetry which graced the screen....

Haroon Shuaib talks to the legendary artist about her own musical tastes

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro on the two communities trying to keep a rich musical tradition alive

Gillespie’s ‘Rio Pakistan’ was inspired by a Karachi trip, while Ellington’s ‘The Far East Suite’ has traces of the Subcontinent....

Mohsin Ali Syed explains what was unique about the great Qawwal

Hidayat Khan meets artists who are part of a music industry in crisis