Nazia Hassan - the Pakistani Pop Singer

July 1, 2009 |15:43 | Singers  By : Team X

Nazia Hassan - the Pakistani Pop SingerNazia, as a kid she used to sing around the house with her brother. She was gifted with this incredible nasally voice that was plain yet intriguing. Music was simply a hobby for her and she had never considered singing as a career choice. She didn’t arrive at the crossroads of her musical journey until she met Biddu, a British-Indian composer. He was really impressed by the nasally quality of her voice. After discussing his thoughts with Feroz Khan the director and star of Qurbani, Nazia was asked to sing what would become her history-making song, ‘Aap jaisa koi.’ And that was it, her crossroads, and she chose the path that began her musical adventure.

Nazia was 35 when she passed away. It seems that it was only yesterday with her fresh, innocent looks and melodious voice sang the hit song Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye, capturing the hearts of millions all over the world. Recorded in England by a 13-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Nazia Hassan, the song was an upbeat blend of the East and the West. After achieving fame followed by a short stint as a political analyst for the United Nations in America, she had just begun to relish life when disaster struck. She was diagnosed as having cancer of the lungs. The illness ultimately took her life.

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Sufism and the West

June 30, 2009 |13:09 | Music | Others  By : Team X

The government of Pakistan has of late come up with its love for Sufi Islam. It recently announced a plan to set up a “Sufi advisory council” to combat ever-growing extremism and fanaticism in the country.

It is a second attempt by the state to promote Sufi values, as under President Musharraf’s rule the “National Sufi Council” was established. It is yet unclear what the seven-member body will actually do to combat extremism in a fragile and sectarian ridden country, apart from giving few seminars or throwing a music festival.

However, a second consecutive attempt to rely on Sufism by the state, under both military and civilian rule, along with increased Western attempts to find a ‘moderate’ partner in Sufi Islam globally, deserves serious attention.

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Atif Aslam

June 29, 2009 |10:17 | Singers  By : Team X

Atif Aslam

Atif Aslam (Urdu: عاطف اسلم) is a Pakistani musician. He was born in Wazirabad, Gujranwala on March 12, 1983 and was educated in Lahore and Rawalpindi.
Early life

Atif’s kindergarten started in Model town Lahore at Kimberley Hall School. His first stage manifestation was in a fancy dress show at his school when he was in grade 1 where he performed as Imran Khan, the former captain of Pakistan's national cricket team. Since then cricket was like a passion to him. He was never tired of playing cricket for hours in his car porch whether it is scorching sun outside or even raining. At that time he was not used to listen any kind of songs. At the age of 9 in 1991 he was shifted to Rawalpindi/Islamabad where he continued his studies in Saint Paul's School.

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Faakhir Pop Singer

June 27, 2009 |17:02 | Singers  By : Team X

Faakhir Pop SingerOne of the local pop scene's top neo-filmi-pop-meets-rockabilly band, which eventually broke-up in 1999 after the act's two mainstays, vocalist, Haroon, and synth-player/composer, Faakhir, got into a clash of egos and "creative differences". However, after Haroon released his debut solo effort in the form of last year's eclectic and excellent pop effort, Haroon Ki Awaz, the fan following that Awaz had formerly enjoyed, and the local pop press were left waiting for Faakhir's solo ambition. Faakhir had already to an extent made his presence felt in 2001, by releasing three songs/videos, and two of which were not only solid hits, but (especially "Dilruba"), also managed to give Faakhir a whole new batch of applause as a solo artiste, thanks to a Spanish groove and the much played video funded by Pantene. Well. This year, in mid-Febuary, the wait was finally declared over when the debut full-length solo album called Aatish hit the market.

So then, what about Aatish? To begin with, during my 12-year-career as a pop-music-critic, at aleast four albums have been made right in front of my eyes: (1) The Vital Signs' melodic FM-Pop chestnut, 1995's Hum Tum; (2) Junoon's mainstream breakthrough sufi-rock cracker, 1996's Inquilaab;(3) Much of Haroon's 2001 boiler, Haroon Ki Awaz; (4) A bit of Faakhir's Aatish .... and apart from, of course, a number of EPs by the scene's mid-'90s "underground-rock" bands.

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Hadiqa Kiani The Golden Years Upward Spiral

June 26, 2009 |15:02 | Singers  By : Team X

Hadiqa Kiani The Golden Years Upward SpiralHadiqa was born in Rawalpindi as the youngest of 3 siblings, her older brother (Irfan) and sister ( Sasha). Her father died when she was 3 years old. Her mother Khawar was the Principle of a Government Girls School. Since childhood, Hadiqa and both her brother and sister had a knack for music, and as such her mother and school enlisted her in the Pakistan National Council Of The Arts. During her childhood days, she used to perform in front of crowd of thousands of people, at the Liaqat Memorial Hall Pindi in various children music festivals.Also music was taught as a subject in her school and she recieved early education in music from her music teacher Madam Nargis Naheed.
She went on to study at Viqar-un-Nisa Noon Girls High School Pindi. She represented Pakistan in International children festivals in Turkey, Jordan, Bulgaria, and Greece, winning various medals along the way. She also used to be on Sohail Rana's children's program "Rang Barangi Dunya"; a weekly musical on PTV.
As an eighth grader Hadiqa moved from birth place Rawalpindi to Lahore. She was then enrolled in Naya Aligar Public School Lahore. She then went on to Kinnaird and Govt. College, due to her excellent academic performance, and earned a masters in Psychology.
In Lahore she got classically trained by Ustad Faiz Ahmed Khan (Late) and was also groomed by Wajid Ali Nashad (Late).

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Shehzad Roy

June 25, 2009 |13:05 | Singers  By : Team X

Shehzad RoyIt was 1994, when Shehzad debuted with his first single ‘Nazrain Jo Milthin Ik Bar Sanam Say’. The irresistible groove of the number made it an instant chart topper. What followed was the release of his first album Zindagi (1995), featuring the hit singles Dholna and Bewafa, which set a blockbuster record by selling more than 600,000 copies. In the intervening years, as the world opened its arms to the charismatic performer, his ability to compose the most melodious romantic pop in the local music arena grew even stronger as he proved with his successive albums, Darshan (1997) and Teri Soorat (1999). Both these albums performed impressively well in Pakistan and abroad adding a fairly long list of all time favorites like Darshan, Kangna, Sada, Teri Soorat, Har Gayi, Aag, and Mushkil, to his credit. In his latest offering Rab Janey (2002) Shehzad endeavors to take his musical capability a level higher and calls it his best work to date. He strives to convey meaningful messages through his light-hearted yet earthy tunes. The very first track of the album, Jinna kar lo gay pyar; a duet with Sukhbir Singh, is pitched at spreading the message of love and peace. The peppy number scores high these days among all recent singles while melodiously serving its aim.

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Junaid Jamshed

June 24, 2009 |10:22 | Singers  By : Team X

Junaid JamshedJunaid Jamshed    is a popular Pakistani  singer and dress designer  . He was born on 1964.  . He  came to the limelight as front man of pop group Vital Signs in 1987 with the song Dil Dil Pakistan and remained a youth icon through the 1990s. n 1994, he released his debut solo album "Junaid of Vital Signs" which became an immediate national hit He is very popular Pop Singer . He is also a popular dress designer with his many boutiques in major cities across Pakistan.
Junaid Jamshid is very popular in young generation of Pakistan  .His songs are very popular in girls and guys a equally .He has a large fan following in Pakistan.
In recent years Jamshed has become associated with the Tablighi Jamaat and he has left singing and now has committed himself to the preaching of Islam. and  only working on  Naats and Hamd .His Naats are also very popular in all over Pakistan. His Haamd and Nat Albums Badrud-duja-shamsudduha ,Mehboob-e-Yazdaan ,Jalwa-e-Janan are very populor .

PAKISTAN: THE SINGER NOT THE SONG BY IKRAM SEHGAL.

June 23, 2009 |16:47 | Singers  By : Team X

Three years after martial law was imposed in 1975, resurgent political forces in Bangladesh needed an outlet, a step-by-step restoring of democracy was the only answer, very much like it is still almost 20 years later. Two options were on the table for transition from military to civilian rule in 1978, viz (1) hold general elections, with the President subsequently elected indirectly by the members of Parliament or (2) direct Presidential elections on the basis of adult franchise, followed by general elections for Parliament. The burning issue was whether Maj Gen Ziaur

Discography: Abrar-ul-Haq - Download MP3 Albums

June 22, 2009 |10:16 | Singers  By : Team X

Discography Abrar-ul-Haq - Download MP3 AlbumsAbrar ul Haq, one of Pakistan's most popular singer, with his melodious songs, hilarious lyric, catchy tones, and at times meaningful songs has made himself known throughout the world. So far, he has released 6 musical albums, that all contained mixture of Bhangra, POP, and a hint of RnB. Starting from his first album, Billo, upto Parmeen, his lyrics have always made people smile. Yet, his songs such as Alm-e-Baghawat or Sajni Ki Aankhon Mein Aansoo or December have always brought tears to the eyes of the listeners.

He has done a lot for the community as well. In Pakistan, he founded a charitable organization, that helps the poor get free or cheap medical treatment. Sahara Trust, Abrar's organization, has also built a hospital that gives good treatment to the poor.

Beneath we have the largest online collection of Ibrar-ul-Haq's songs from all his albums, including his singles. Choose the song you want and download it.

Abida Parveen Begum Pakistani Singer

June 20, 2009 |13:20 | Singers  By : Team X

Abida-Parveen-BegumBegum Abida Parveen, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, a Pakistani singer, Queen of Sufi Music, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, and she is known for her particularly stunning voice, as well as her vivid musical imagination. Abida sings in Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi and Persian. She has attained legendary status in South Asia, especially within her home province of Sindh, Pakistan.Abida Parveen embarked upon her professional career from Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, in 1973. Her first hit was the Sindhi song “Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha”. This song had been sung by many other Sindhi singers before her, but Abida brought her own unique style to it, rooted in classical music.
Although she is associated most closely with the verses of the Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif, she has also sung the verses of other Sufi saints, including Amir Khusrau, Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast, Sultan Bahu, Shah Hussein, Pir Meher Ali Shah and others such as Kabir and Waris Shah

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