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					<title><![CDATA[Melodies Of Memory: Music, Migration And My Grandfather's Legacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Normally, music is all things to all people.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:53:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Raag Music: The South Asian Tradition In Dialogue With Muqam]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Raag music is among the oldest surviving artistic traditions of South Asia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharif Awan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sharif Awan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:17:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Soulmate Of The State: The Ideological Reinventions Of Qawwali]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[State Engineers A Soul
Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:59:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Havi And The Rise Of Soft Masculinity In South Asian Music]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For decades, South Asian popular culture promoted a familiar model of masculinity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Umme Farhana]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Umme Farhana]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:38:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Bugti Folk Music Is Reclaiming Cultural Space Globally]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The melodies of Bugti folk singers have begun to travel far beyond the rugged landscapes of Dera Bugti, quietly crossing borders, dissolving cultural divides, and finding resonance in distant audiences.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Ghaffar Bugti]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:41:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Asha Bhosle - The "Other" Mangeshkar Who Captured Pakistan's Heart]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The passing of Asha Bhosle at the age of 92 feels like the silencing of a shared cultural heartbeat.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:05:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How A Lahore School Changed The Future of Hindustani Classical Music]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lahore&rsquo;s contribution to the modernisation of Hindustani classical music is often overlooked.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Talha Shafiq]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:54:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Strings And Soul: Celebrating 150 Years Of NCA With Mehfil-e-Sitar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["If music be the food of love, play on"
(William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night)
My heart and soul are most alive when I am in Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Usama Malick]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:06:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA['The Lover's Heart' At Its Worst: Critique Of A Thumri Evening In Islamabad]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[What is an enemy or two when it comes to balancing the scales between the critique and the appreciation of our heritage? I have no qualms about occupying the humble station of the listener.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Madiha Arsalan Haneef]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:24:40 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Aga Khan Music Awards Honour Ustad Naseeruddin Saami And The Warsi Brothers]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The traditional qawwali of the original Qawwal Bacchay Gharana, tracing its lineage to Amir Khusro, is having a remarkable moment on the global stage.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Special]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:22:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Arthur Nayyar Was A Golden Voice And A Gracious Soul]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, &ldquo;Music is the food of the soul.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ayaz Morris]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:25:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How An Uncultivated Audience Is Killing Classical Music]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/26-Sep-2025/uncultivated-audience-killing-classical-music]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Meet Prufrock, a middle-aged man utterly riddled with self-doubt and scared stiff of being judged.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheraz Hyder]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Music, SPOTLIGHT]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sheraz Hyder]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 23:58:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Famous American Singer Connie Francis At Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Recently the legendary American singer Connie Frances passed away at age 89.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Memoir, Memory, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:32:37 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hunza’s Harmonies Enchant Lahoris At OLOMOPOLO]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On a quiet Wednesday evening, OLOMOPOLO Media welcomed patrons of the cultural space with the sounds of Hunza in the heart of Lahore.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:31:01 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pedro Jóia's Musical Journey From Lisbon To Lahore]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/28-May-2025/pedro-j-ia-s-musical-journey-from-lisbon-to-lahore]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Olomopolo Media, in collaboration with Aga Khan Cultural Service &ndash; Pakistan (AKCS-P) and the Embassy of Portugal in Pakistan, organised a masterclass led by celebrated Portuguese guitarist and composer, Pedro J&oacute;ia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Special]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 14:33:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Mughal Marvel To Modern Restoration: Book Launch Celebrates The Lahore Fort's Picture Wall]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Apr-2025/mughal-marvel-to-modern-restoration-book-launch-celebrates-the-lahore-fort-s-picture-wall]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, 19 April 2025, the Alliance Fran&ccedil;aise de Lahore hosted a book launch for the recently published work of art historian Professor Dr Kanwal Khalid.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Special]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:11:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Coke Studio’s Midlife Crisis And Other Pakistani Music Drama]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As someone who&rsquo;s been obsessively tracking every beat drop, controversy, and TikTok trend, here&rsquo;s my take on what&rsquo;s been actually happening in our soundscape&mdash;from Coke Studio&rsquo;s evolution to the chaotic rise of viral hits.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maliha Saeed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Maliha Saeed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:39:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Fading Art Of Sujawal's Drumbeaters]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Asghar Mangharhar, a 13-year-old boy, has arrived with a team of drummers in Hussainabad, a village located some 30 kilometres from Sujawal city, to play along with his father and uncle in a marriage ceremony.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Heritage, Music, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:12:26 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Soundtrack Of A Nation: Tracing The Journey Of Pakistani Drama OSTs]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Original soundtracks (OSTs) in Pakistani dramas have undergone a captivating journey, deeply intertwined with the nation&rsquo;s cultural history, technological advances, and shifting social values.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nashra Rashid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Entertainment, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nashra Rashid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:15:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Modernity And Messaging Through Music]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The debate surrounding messaging through music is similar to the one often made about literature: is literature created purely for creativity&rsquo;s sake, or is it a tool for reflecting life, addressing human suffering, and challenging injustice? This debate is likely to persist; however, music has long served as a powerful medium for propagating.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kashif Hassan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Entertainment, Features, Music, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kashif Hassan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:16:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[For Music, With Love]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Nov-2024/for-music-with-love]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Since childhood, music has struck me with a lot of emotions, and invoked feelings on-demand.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Bilal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Editor's Picks, Features, Music, Lifestyle, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Bilal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:46:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[New Wave: How Chinese Pop Culture Is Shaping Global Trends And Diplomacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Chinese pop culture is expanding significantly on the global scene, influencing others &ndash; from computer games and fashion to music and film.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishra Salam Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Music, Perspective, Strategy, Television, Entertainment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishra Salam Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:28:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Faiz And Films]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I have felt all my life that Faiz was such a multifaceted person that looking at him just as a poet extraordinaire does not do justice to his persona.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Film, Music, Poetry, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:26:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Harmonious Escape From Worldly Tensions]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Sep-2024/a-harmonious-escape-from-worldly-tensions]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the midst of life's relentless pace and the constant barrage of worldly tensions, it is essential to carve out moments of respite and rejuvenation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muhammad Waqar Aslam]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Music, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Muhammad Waqar Aslam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:17:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Gulzar’s Creative Journey: Impressions From Pakistan On His 90th Birthday]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the innocence of childhood clashes with the material realities, then a world of ideas is populated and the fire burning at the level of imagination carves new paths and lands while finding a way.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Film, Legacy, Music, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Raza Naeem]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:26:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Encountering Santana]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to photograph Carlos Santana, undoubtedly the biggest and most famous person I've ever captured up close.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaffer Hasan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Jaffer Hasan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 02:51:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Resonance Of Resilience: Dila Teer Bijaa And The Dance Of Life]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[One fine morning, amidst the swirl of ceaseless pressures and the looming shadows of despair, a melody drifted through the air&mdash;a familiar tune bearing the weight of history and the whispers of resilience.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bushra Latif]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Diary, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bushra Latif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:19:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Virtuosa Of The Veena: Noor Zehra Kazim In Shenzhen]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On 26 May the city of Shenzhen in southeast China experienced a most singular artistic event: a solo performance by Noor Zehra Kazim on the Sagar Veena, an instrument designed specifically for her by her father the renowned lawyer, intellectual, and advocate for democracy Raza Kazim.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Music, Art]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Rehana Hyder]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 03:02:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Aayi Aayi Is An Almost Perfect Sindhi Song From Coke Studio]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Aayi Aayi&rdquo; is an almost perfect Coke Studio Pakistan production.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ali Mahar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Heritage, Music, Review, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Ali Mahar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:31:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[André Rieu Performances As The Epitome of Modern Western Music Concerts]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Our nation is mired in a hybrid cesspool of intractable political, social and economic issues.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Heritage, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:59:44 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Warner Music Partners With Leading Pakistani Music Company Giraffe]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Warner Music Group (WMG) has partnered with Pakistani company Giraffe, one of South Asia&rsquo;s leading music and audio production companies, which was co-founded by Xulfi, the stage name of celebrated artist Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, and CEO Muhammad Ibrahim.]]></description>

					
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					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:47:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Dunes To Tunes: The Journey Of Rapper Sindhi Chhokri]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[She is now well known as Sindhi Chhokri, the first female rap singer from rural Sindh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mukesh Raja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Music, Art, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mukesh Raja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:57:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[National Soft Power: Understanding South Korea's Cultural Wave]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Korea's cultural wave, known as the Hallyu, has crossed international boundaries and captivated the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Culture, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:03:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Father Of Sindhi Classical Music: Remembering Bhagat Kanwar Ram]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Sindhi music lovers commemorated the 83rd death anniversary of Bhagat Kanwar Ram, known as the Father of Sindhi classical music, who was assassinated by a group of religious extremists on the 1st of November 1939 near a railway carriage in Shikarpur, a historical town of Sindh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Editor's Picks, Features, Music, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:29:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Music As A Medium Of Social Change]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Music is oftentimes called a &ldquo;time machine&rdquo; and rightfully so.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahnoor Munir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Music, Perspective, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mahnoor Munir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 21:05:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[YouTube Launches Ad-Free Premium And Music Services In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Global streaming platform YouTube on Wednesday formally announced two new subscription services for its basic app, YouTube Premium and YouTube Music.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:02:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Taliban Torch Tablas And Music in Afghanistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Afghan Taliban lit up on Saturday a large bonfire of musical instruments and other equipment, including amplifiers and speakers, seized during a raid on a wedding, deeming music as illegal and responsible for guiding youngsters astray.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:31:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Meet Khamiso Mallah: The Melody Maestro with a Unique Talent for Tunes]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Many who wish to pursue music often encounter the daunting task of selecting an instrument, learning it, and making it speak their language.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:58:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Indian Music in Transition: The Middle Decades]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Note: For the first part of this series, covering the initial decades, click here     Continuing from the last article in this space that recounted the transition in male singing styles from KL Saigal’s dominance in the post first talkies’ era (1935) to Rafi dominance from around the independence (1945-47), this article shall attempt to cover the.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:32:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Elton John Bids Farewell To 'Lifeblood' Fans At Final Concert]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Sir Elton John saw the curtain come down on what was his final concert at an arena in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on Saturday.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[News Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 19:01:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Indian Music In Transition: The Initial Decades]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the Subcontinent was going through a difficult transition in 1946-48, from a restive British colony to two hostile nations, male singing in Indian films was also going through a profound transition.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Culture, Music, Film]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:22:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Learning Joy And Resilience From John Legend]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder why some people thrive despite very adverse circumstances and others get overcome by them.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Momina Aijazuddin]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:24:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Musical Journey Of Awais Raza Nekokara]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Awais Raza Nekokara, an emerging star from the cultural city of Chiniot, has captivated audiences with his profound musical talents.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[TFT Special]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 09:17:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hyderabad Event Celebrates 10 Successful Years Of Lahooti Melo]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Youth from across the country, including various Sindh districts converged in Hyderabad recently to mark the 10th anniversary of Lahooti Melo, an initiative promoting folk music and cultural diversity.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 21:57:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rashid Latif: The Master’s Voice - III]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After two articles last year, a part 3 on The Master seemed inevitable.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:46:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Invisible Classics: 20 OP Nayyar Songs That Never Hit Cinemas]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The name of composer OP Nayyar is synonymous with the Golden Age of Bollywood movies – the 1950s to 1970s.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Culture, Music, History, Film]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:23:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[An Enchanted Evening With Sur Sangum]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I feel extremely offended when Karachi is dismissed as if it were only a financial hub of the country.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Music, Diary]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:28:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[16-Year-Old Singer From Sindh Aims High]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Yet another melodious voice has been discovered in Sindh – though less famous but it has all the ability to become a household name in the coming days.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Music, Reports]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kamran Khamiso Khowaja]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:57:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[With Jajji’s Death, Classical Tabla Is Dead In Potohar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It seem that now and in the coming days, we will have nothing else to do except mourning the death of friends – not ordinary but rare in their renown, modesty and humanity besides art and skills.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Culture, In memoriam, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:24:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Doing Justice To Artists: Who Truly Deserves The Bharat Ratna?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Some Indian friends are down in the dumps: they are the true music lovers and want the distinction between ‘awards’ and ‘alms’ to stay visible.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Culture, Music, Perspective, Comment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:56:55 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Cultural Icons That The South Asian Subcontinent Lost In 2022]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Arguably the greatest loss to filmi music in 2022 was Lata Mangeshkar’s demise.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Year-Ender, Features, Culture, Music, Focus, Film, Legacy, Memory, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:26:34 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Music Without Borders: Discovering Pakistan's Music In Boston]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I had long known about the mesmerising Sufi devotional music known as qawwali thanks to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, of course.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manisha Sharma]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Culture, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Manisha Sharma]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:10:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rakae Jamil Blurs the Line Between Musician and Oral Historian]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Rakae Jamil isn’t a newcomer to the Pakistani music scene; if anything, he’s one of the oldest players in the industry.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khadija Muzaffar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Khadija Muzaffar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:16:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In Memory Of John Lennon, The Revolutionary Artist]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the world was overwhelmed with war mania and political revolutions, John Lennon was painting an image of a beautiful world with his songs of love and peace.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo and Fareed Baloch]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Citizens' Voice, Music, Perspective, Reader's view, History, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Salam Dharejo and Fareed Baloch]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:22:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Who Is A Journalist?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When the two media giants Ahmad Noorani and Haroon Rashid stated that Najam Sethi is not a journalist, I had to change my business card from “the senior-most junior journalist” to “the senior-most junior!”  Their jugalbandi took me to the 1940s, when Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Kasur-gharana) and Ustad Amir Khan (Indore gharana) were the two.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music, Diary, Perspective, Reflections]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:23:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[A Very Definitive And Definitely Not Subjective Ranking Of Taylor Swift's New Album 'Midnights']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Oh boy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Khadija Muzaffar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Music, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Khadija Muzaffar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:03:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Loving Dil Dil Pakistan: An Indian Commentary On The Direction Of Pakistani Culture]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[I bought cheap tickets at the Lords for the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup, hoping to see India repeat its phenomenal victory from 2007.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suharsh Sinha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Music, Diary, Perspective]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Suharsh Sinha]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:04:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rashid Latif: The Master's Voice - II]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-Oct-2022/rashid-latif-the-master-s-voice-ii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Last April, The Friday Times - Naya Daur published my original piece.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:12:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Coke Studio Live Takes The Magic Of Pasoori And Peechay Hutt To Dubai]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Residents of Dubai got a chance to experience the Coke Studio magic in person with the first ever Coke Studio Live event that took place in the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Friday.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 19:13:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nazia Zuberi Honours Nayyara Noor]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Nazia Zuberi fans were in for a treat as a private tribute was held to honour the Bulbul of Pakistan, Nayyara Noor.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Art, Features, Tribute, Culture, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:23:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Another Song By Musician Arooj Aftab Could Win A Grammy Next Year]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Grammy-winner Arooj Aftab made all of Pakistan immensely proud when she became the country's first ever Grammy winner after her song 'Mohabbat' won Best Global Music Performance.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:30:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lahore Sings Its Heart Out]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Lahore saw its musicians and singers come together to raise funds for flood victims at a mehfil organised and hosted by Tagh'eer Lahore Creative Space.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifestyle Desk]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, News, Photo Feature, Culture, Music, Poetry]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:21:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The ultimate empowerment is the new leader who can carry on what you, as a leader, used to do: Shantha Mohan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Shantha Mohan, a global technical leader, entrepreneur, and three-time author, talks to us about her latest book, Leadership Lessons With The Beatles (Routledge).]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Sunday special, Features, Literature, Music, Interview, Books]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mehr Husain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:59:46 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[All That Jazz - In Karachi]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) recently staged a night of Jazz fusion, titled ‘More Than Jazz’ at Zia Mohyeddin Theatre.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Culture, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sara Danial]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:38:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Nayyara Noor Transcended Ghazal And Classical Alike]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the world of music, there are only two prestigious levels that musicians aspire to achieve.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Shehzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, In memoriam, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:54:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Teenage Crushes To Heartbreaks: How KK's Music Defined A Generation]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[ As I write, I recall a pictorial montage that I had made using one of Krishnakumar Kunnath’s (KK) songs: Yaaron as the backdrop.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fazli]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle, Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:41:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Coke Studio Got Its Mojo Back]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Showing signs of exhaustion and complacency during its last few seasons, Coke Studio (CS) returned this year looking refreshed, rejuvenated and reinvented.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Farooq Paracha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Culture, Music, Review]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 12:25:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Rashid Latif: The Master's Voice]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[If I were to sit down and make a list of ten people who have impressed and influenced me most in my life, the name of Rashid Latif would be there for certain.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Music, Memoir, Interview]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<title><![CDATA[Nahid Niazi - Pakistan's Forgotten Nightingale]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan in its almost 75 years of history has had many great female singers, but there has been just one nightingale.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music, Film, Legacy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:36:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Lata's Legend: As A Subcontinent Experienced It]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On a lazy Sunday afternoon, as we walked along the busy Ginza street in Tokyo, I suddenly stopped in my steps, lo and behold, who do we see?  On Sundays, the main street in the Ginza area used to be closed for traffic.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambrin Hayat]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:27:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Golden Voice of Lata Mangeshkar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Queen is dead.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 19:02:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Coke Studio Goes Live In Lahore: Introducing Younger New Vibe Before Season 14]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Pakistan hosted the first ever Coke Studio Live concert in Lahore at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club featuring a diverse line-up of artists: the dynamic Talal Qureshi, pop sensation Hasan Raheem, the rap duo Young Stunners, popular rap artist Faris Shafi and music icon Atif Aslam.]]></description>

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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:57:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Naushad And Shakeel: Hitting The Right Notes With Dilip Kumar]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Indian cinema is richer today due to the amazing contribution of songs, music and lyrical poetry which graced the screen.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Siraj Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:58:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tahira Syed’s Choice of Evergreen Songs]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Tahira Syed’s  Top Ten Favorite Songs by Haroon Shuaib One of the finest singers of Pakistan, Tahira Syed is a woman of immense talent, tremendous beauty and great intelligence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Haroon Shuaib]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Haroon Shuaib]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 19:04:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Folk Surando Musicians of Larkana]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There are many singers in Larkana and Kamber-Shahdadkot districts who have still preserved centuries-old musical traditions of Sindh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 09:25:57 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Jazz Diplomacy in South Asia]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Sep-2019/jazz-diplomacy-in-south-asia]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the mid-1950s, the United States was getting badly battered by the Soviet Union in the image war in many parts of the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ajay Kamalakaran]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ajay Kamalakaran]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:08:06 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Remembering Aziz Mian]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/03-May-2019/remembering-aziz-mian]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Under Mughal rule, Sufism played a very important role in developing popular beliefs towards a more deeply spiritual form of Islam.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mohsin Ali Syed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 08:50:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Decline of Pashto folk music]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There was once a time when an indigenous Pashto artist with a modest following could make a decent living through music.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hidayat Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Music]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hidayat Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:04:03 +0500</pubDate>

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