If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Jaazib Mirza reviews the first episode of the new Coke Studio
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Tag: Music
Some highs, some lows
Waseem Akhtar reviews the second episode of Coke Studio
Shelter from the storm
The Storm in a Teacup festival peels away what music means, writes Maheen Pracha
Fusion done right
The Mekaal Hasan Band's third studio album proves that good fusion requires more than a glitzy corporate tag, writes Ally ...
“I wasn’t sure I wanted to share a song”
Coke Studio's new sensation, Jimmy Khan talks to The Friday Times about opportunity, inspiration and his hit song Nadiya
Firdaus Gosh
Regardless of certain flaws, an intellectually and artistically invigorating television show has Ally Adnan excited about the fate of Hindustani ...
“We hold meerasis in very high regard”
About to embark on a tour of the United States as part of the Center Stage program, the Peshawar based ...
“Bollywood is a lot of hard work”
He has sung for hit films like Aashiqui 2 and Ek Villain and is now recording an album with his ...
Indus Raag
It may well be one of the finest sets of classical music ever released in Pakistan, almost on par with ...
Tying the musical knot
Ally Adnan recently attended a 'ganda bhandan' ceremony in Lahore. He explains the symbolism behind the elaborate rituals
Singing in the reign (of terror)
Why do Pakistani musicians have their eyes and ears closed to the scourge of terrorism? Nadeem F. Paracha trains his ...
Full circle
Standing aloof from controversies surrounding the abrupt end to Coke Studio's sixth season, Safieh Shah allows herself to be transported ...
Delineation of borders
The latest episode of Coke Studio had Safieh Shah abandon her apolitical approach to music
On faith and belief
This season, writes Safieh Shah, Coke Studio's brilliance lies in bringing together two wholly disparate musical cultures which both feel ...
My cultural cohort
For certain young Pakistanis Coke Studio has opened up routes to the closed fortress of our musical past, writes Safieh ...
Sound identity
Two bands from KPK are exploring 21st century Pashtun character in compelling ways, writes Asfandyar Khan
Laili jaan
Safieh Shah reviews the first episode of Coke Studio's sixth season
New wine
Safieh Shah reviews the first single of Coke Studio's much anticipated sixth season
The house of indie
Bushra Shehzad talks to True Brew Studio’s Jamal Rahman - the man putting Pakistani music on the map once again
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