Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

11/22/2021

Masood Alam: A Cultural Fusionist In Pakistan's Music Industry



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Masood Alam's works provide one-of-a-kind musical experiences.


Music is widely considered the most ubiquitous among all art mediums. It is an art form that communicates thoughts and emotions in profound ways through the attributes of cadence, syncopation, harmonization, and tone. It symbolizes self-expansion, belonging, and perception. Music's beauty can only be justified by a real artist who has a great passion for it and Masood Alam is one such example whose passion and destiny led him in the music world.

Alam, who grew up in Karachi's outskirts, never created music only if he had anything to express.  He never replicated his expression; he never overstayed his welcome. No two of his compositions are the same; each one produces its own dimension. In music like the Second Symphony, he represents his emotions to us in a pure and powerful manner.



As a promising young music producer, composer, and songwriter, Alam’s melodic creativity is breathtaking, his harmonic accent is delicate and instantly recognized, and his art is rich but never overwhelming. He has the ability to make his listeners feel as though he is speaking directly to them.



As an inspiring musician who gave up a comfortable life to pursue his passion for music, Masood Alam has worked for free on most days of his career in Pakistan’s music world. He got his big break when PTV asked him to create music for one of their transmissions "123 Check" for which he received widespread praise. Alam unwillingly toiled day and night from studio to studio and created 76 compositions in a year, which is beyond most Pakistani musicians' imaginations.

The 123 Check successfully highlighted the sonata form of many musical genres spanning from well-known Pakistani pop beats, acoustic renditions, contemporary western and local ballads. This contributes to improving the unforgettable experience for music enthusiasts.

Masood Alam recently founded a music foundry, which has helped other composers, musicians, and vocalists construct a music institution and shape their careers. This foundry has produced a lot of melodious music for Pakistan's most popular brands and musicians. His cause is continuously growing and blooming.

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7/24/2021

Farhan Saeed Is Back With A Romantic Song Na Cher Malangaan Nu Featuring Aima Baig



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The singer-songwriter turned actor and Pakistani band Jal famed Farhan Saeed released a beautiful romantic number ‘Na Cher Malangaan Nu’ featuring the very versatile Aima Baig, under the joint production of Bilal Saeed and One Two Records.

Composed by director Adnan Qazi, the latest song Na Cher Malangaan Nu is mesmerizing the audiences with its soulful music and captivating music video. Saeed and Baig are recognized for their expressive renditions of ballads and romantic melodies and this release is another example of their creative imagination. This is the first time both Saeed and Baig are working together for a duet. 




To watch the song, visit this link,

Na Cher Malangaan Nu ft. Farhan Saeed & Aima Baig

After two hits including Maula and Pyar Sufiyana, Saeed seems happy to release 3rd song. While sharing his views about the Na Cher Malangaan Nu, Saeed said, 

"It’s always an exciting thing to see two musicians come together. For the fans too, the refreshing new sound of two artists coming together for the first time, it’s always a treat! Once the project began, it also struck me that due to the nature of the times we live, artistic inspiration was not easy to come by."

He further added, "Being a firm believer in the endurance capabilities of the human spirit, I sincerely hope we can all be bigger and better people in these tough times and that this small effort can be a source inspiration and motivation for those who need it most." 




After performing as a vocalist for Jal band, Saeed started his solo music journey in 2011. He has sung in Urdu as well as in Punjabi. Since 2014 he has appeared in different dramas and gained recognition for his role in TV serial Udaari (2016) and for his leading role in another TV serial Suno Chanda (2018).

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9/17/2020

Madonna Will Direct A Film About Her Own Life



 

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Photo: From Youtube


Pop music megastar Madonna is going to direct and co-write a film about her own life and career.

Madonna, 62, is working on the script of the movie with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody.

On September 10, Madonna confirmed on her Instagram Livestream they were writing a film about her life, to be produced by Amy Pascal. The music superstar said the film would focus on music, as it kept her going, and “art has kept me alive."

According to BBC, the script of Madonna’s film will chart her rise from the slums of New York City, to global superstardom. The film will also feature songs e.g Like A Virgin and Vogue.

It will be Madonna's third project as director after 2008's Filth and Wisdom and 2011's WE, which was based around King Edward VIII's affair with Wallis Simpson. It was slammed by critics, and flopped at the box office, making just $2m (£1.5m) against a budget of $11m (£8.5m).




9/12/2020

BTS Blasted Billboard Hot 100 With No 1. Dynamite



 

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Photo: Facebook Bangtan Official

Photo: Facebook Bangtan Official

K-Pop group BTS' "Dynamite" is leading the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for the second consecutive week. The group’s first English-language song debuted at the Hot 100's summit, has recorded approximately 34 million US streams in its opening week.

The song Dynamite by boy band also logged 300,000 sales in its initial week and marked the major digital sales week for any singer/musician in just three years.

From Web

In his congratulatory statement on Twitter, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in wrote that BTS has achieved its first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, writing a new chapter in K-pop history.

The seven-member South Korean boy band BTS also known as Bangtan Boys was debuted in 2013. The boy-band is admired for their outstanding lyrics, usually engrossed with individual and social observations for example the psychological concepts, school-going youngsters’ issues, hurt, how to start loving own self, and individuality. The boy band focuses to highlight literature and unique storylines.

The K-Pop boy band comprising of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook has released numerous albums and performed throughout the world.

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9/11/2020

You Would Love The Remake Of Har Ghari Tayyar



 

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Photo: YouTube

To pay tribute and honor to martyrs and to celebrate Pakistan’s Defence Day, a very enthusiastic song has been released by ISPR.

The song titled Har Ghari Tayyar Kamran Hain, is a remake of an old patriotic song  by Khalid Waheed, Niaz Ahmed and Zafar Ullah Poshni. It was released during 80s. The newest remake features Ali Hamza, Ali Noor (of Noori fame), Ali Azmat, and Asim Azhar on the vocals. The music is by Hamza while the additional lyrics are penned by Ali Hayat Rizvi.

The DG ISPR shared the music video on social media platform Twitter and wrote, "A tribute to our martyrs, our heroes, on the eve of Defence and Martyrs Day."


Watch It Here

Directed by Adnan Kandhar, the music video  shows the sacrifices made by the Pakistan’s Armed forces while fighting with terrorists and to eradicate terrorism completely from homeland. It also mentions the advancement and progression of armed forces with its modern leading edge military structure.

The song’s YouTube description read that the well-known music genius Hamza has "put his heart and soul into the song, giving it a contemporary spin."

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5/29/2020

Kashan Admani Gathered Pakistani And Grammy Winners For New Song




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Famous Pakistani guitarist and music producer Kashan Admani united the renowned musical artists to collaborate for a soulful song with the message of hope and positivity amid Coronavirus.

More than 40 artists from 7 countries collaborated to present this song We Are One/ Aae Khuda. It  features internationally acclaimed artists such as Grammy nominee Simon Philips, bass virtuoso Stu Hamm, Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko, Marco Mendozza form the band Whitesnake.


Right now the global population is living in isolation due to coronavirus pandemic, the We Are One collaboration gives a message of hope, togetherness, spirituality, and social harmony.

British singer and songwriter Lili Casely, Dr Palash Sen from Indian band Euphoria, Notre Dame de Paris soloist Matt Laurent, Brazilian singer Luiza Prochet, percussionist Gumbi Ortiz and drummer Taylor Simpson, who has played for Junoon.







Pakistani artists Najam Sheraz, Khaled Anam, Faakhir, Farhad Humayun, Farooq Ahmed, Natasha Khan, Natasha Baig, Dino Ali, Asad Rasheed, Maha Ali Kazmi, Nida Hussain, Babar Shaikh, Bilal Ali, Omran Shafique, Ashir Wajahat, Alex Shahbaz are in We Are One song.


Music has the power to inspire hope and spread positive energy. The idea was to come together and show that humanity is alive and united in these turbulent times,” Admani said.

“We want to bring true optimism to people; not just one person, but the entire humanity. There is hope over despair, light over darkness, life over death and this is what we want to remind the global population of at this time.”

Photos: Web

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4/01/2019

Mehwish Hayat, Zara Noor Abbas & Asad Siddiqui Will Be Appearing In Chalawa





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Everyone appreciated Pakistan's filmmaker Wajahat Rauf for his upcoming movie Chhalawa. The romantic comedy revolves around family issues.

The film's cast include Mehwish Hayat, Azfar Rahman, Zara Noor Abbas, Asad Siddiqui, Ashir Wajahat, Mahmood Aslam and Adnan Shah Tipu.

The Chhalawa's music has been done by renowned musician Shiraz Uppal while Rauf himself written the script and did the job of producing the film. 




The First-Look has been released and it sounds interesting. Mehwish Hayat is looking gorgeous as usual. Recently, Hayat has been conferred with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her services in the film industry and promotion of Pakistani cinema. This is her first upcoming film after getting country's top award, one hopes that she will show her talent in full form once again. 

One can argue whether there is some kind of paranormal activity in the film or not; because the title suggests something like that, only time will tell. The film's story will cover two love-stories side by side.

     
For the first time Zara Noor Abbas and her husband Asad Siddiqui will be doing a project together.

Talking about her movie, Zara Noor said, “This film is very special as I am starring opposite my husband for the first time. It will be a joyful ride filled with lots of emotions and feelings so get ready to laugh and take this journey with us."



The film Chhalawa will be released on this Eid-ul-Fitr.


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3/10/2019

Review: Ali Sethi's Chandni Raat Is An Emotional Treat For Music Lovers





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Ali Sethi’s latest song Chandni Raat is a deep song that takes out the treasure chest of recollections for those people who have to face the distress of longing.

Directed by Sarmad Khoosat and Awais Gohar, Chandni Raat has been composed using only three conventional instruments. These includes the violin, horn and piano which is almost 130 years old. The important thing to note is that musicians have not used any digital instrument.

 

Produced in Los Angeles by Grammy-winning musician Noah Georgeson (‘Narcos’ OST), this Urdu ghazal builds upon a famous ‘sher’ or couplet from the late Saifuddin Saif:

Chandni Raat badi der ke baad aayi hai
Lab be ik baat badi der ke baad aayi hai

(It’s a Moonlit Night after all
I wish to tell you something after all)

Lahore-based lyricist Shakeel Sohail added the remaining lyrics and give it a more deep meaning.

The music video shows a glass house with broken windows that portrays depressing atmosphere. One can see many stranded characters waiting inside it with their luggage. Just before the end of the video, all people come together while sharing the peace, unity and the gloominess changes in to light. Reaching to find each other for comfort, support, kindness, these characters shows solidarity.




If you are a keen watcher, you will definitely relate these characters with diverse segments of Pakistan’s society. All people have their own personal stories that echo the ghazal’s classic themes of Wasl (Union) and Firaaq (Separation).

“I trained in ghazal singing for many years, and one of the things I noticed was how lightly people had begun to take the genre. Young people think a ghazal is a sad love poem! Actually the great ghazals are full of powerful messages — about love, war, God, social justice — that go all the way back to the Sufis.”

"Chandni Raat is actually talking about the emotions through a beautiful music. The music video has already received a great deal of praise from Pakistan as well as India’s audiences, who have interpreted it as a call for togetherness and peace in a time of conflict.

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12/03/2018

Junoon Is Reunited For Peek Freans' Sooper Junoon Concert






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Pakistan's Sufi Rock band Junoon is all set for one more live concert after 13 years gap on December 25 at Airmen Golf Club, Karachi. The efforts to reunite world famous Sufi Rock band were being made for the past couple of years as their fans were eager to witness their live performance. But attempts failed as it was not an easy task. 

However, Peek Freans Sooper took a bold step in the right direction and brought the legendary band Junoon back once again by convincing both Ali Azmat and SalmanAhmad. This time, the band is going to per from in a live concert that is slated to be held this December to give an exciting new chapter to “Sooper Hai Pakistan Ka Junoon”.



As pioneers of Sufi Rock in Pakistan, Junoon in its 14-years of existence recorded more than half a dozen albums together. After their album “Talaash”, their popularity sky rocketed, until the band came to a complete halt in 2009.

Peek Freans Sooper ignited the spirits of Junoon fans and initiated “Sooper Hai Pakistan Ka Junoon” campaign on Independence Day 2018. The details can be read here. The band reunited after 13 long years and took the digital world by storm with a new version of their song “Khudi”. 


Peek Freans Sooper is now planning the biggest musical event of the decade for all the fans of Junoon with Junoon’s power-packed performance and spellbinding music.

Music Lovers can get their Sooper Junoon live concert tickets today and get an Early Bird discount. For event details visit websites


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10/02/2018

Review - Farhan Saeed's Maula Failed To Impress Music Fans






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Farhan Saeed, one of the founders of boy-band Jal and the leading actor of Suno Chanda, has released several musical hits for his fans. Pee Jaon, Thori Der and the recent success of a political anthem Ab Sirf Imran Khan, Saeed has proved that he can ploy different styles for his singing passion. However, actor-singer Saeed’s recent track Maula in collaboration with British-Indian music producer Rishi Rich, somehow failed to impress the music lovers.


He not only composed the song but also acted in the Maula video. The lyrics and vocals complement each other pretty well. Although Saeed did his job honestly with lots of hard work in this track, it the music where Maula actually fails to touch the standard. This the reason it seems as a pressed collaboration mostly done just for the sake of a teamwork.



The romance, club lavish scenes, glitzy attires and loving aspect of a couple, there is nothing unique in the video theme. One cannot pick what the director of video is trying to convey, as it is odd editing that makes this video more peculiar. The ending part with Saeed appearing alive, showing his love and cop-cars with their lights on in the background is not attractive at all.

Watch the video here,

 

The Maula’s video has been shot in London, England. The location selection is good but it is the blurred message that remains unclear till end and make spectator confused. There would be numerous topics that can be targeted in this video but the message didn’t work well and one will continue to think what was they (the team) was trying to say to audience. 

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8/09/2018

Junoon Is Back After 13 Years And The Credit Goes To Peek Freans Sooper






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Yes! The sufi rock band Junoon is going to make a comeback after 13 long years and this reunion is a result of efforts by a biscuit company named Peek Freans Sooper.

During thirteen years of music life, Junoon recorded more than six albums, including the melodious Talaash (1993) and the patriotic song Azadi (1997). These songs really touched the hearts of their fans.

The troika of singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumental composer, Ali Azmat, Salman Ahmed and Brian O’Conell have been working together for an upcoming project, Sooper Hai Pakistan Ka Junoon.

It is now official that English Biscuit Manufacturer's brand Peek Freans Sooper is actually reuniting the world-renowned ‘Junoon’ after more than a decade. This reunion is aimed at uniting the people of Pakistan through Junoon's legendary and inspiring sufi music. 



Sooper operates on the principle of putting Pakistan first by highlighting its many strengths that will further solidify its position on the world stage.

Passion, or as we call it, Junoon, is the hallmark of the Pakistani people. As we approach Pakistan's 71st Independence Day, the belief that Pakistan is indeed a super nation with Junoon brimming within its people, “Sooper hai Pakistan ka Junoon” brings something that the people of this country have been waiting for a very long time. 

‘Sooper hai Pakistan ka Junoon’ seeks to bring the message of rising up together through the reunion of Junoon and by spreading the message of patriotism, unity and harmony across the nation.



EBM's Head of Marketing, Ayesha Janjua while speaking to the media on this prestigious occasion said, "The reunion of Junoon is a pivotal moment in history and the role of EBM in making this happen truly embodies the spirit of the nation's favourite brand, Peek Freans Sooper.  In the years to come, Sooper will continue to be the positive voice that inspires millions of Pakistanis."

Last year's Guinness World Record for the Largest Cookie Mosaic in the shape of the Pakistani flag was won by none other than Peek Freans and in this manner the brand created a new record for Pakistan on its last year's Independence Day.  


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7/11/2018

Strings Releases Romantic Track From Album '30'






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Pakistan’s renowned pop-rock band, Strings has released third song Piya Re from their much-awaited album ‘30’. It has been released in association with Cornetto Pop Rock Season 3, following the success of their songs Sajni and Urr Jaoon.

The new album has been named 30 because this year band lead singers Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia are celebrating 30 years of their band Strings. Piya Re is the third song of the eight tracks from this album. The music videos have been released for Sajni, Urr Jaoon and Piya Re. The band’s fan base is enjoying their new creations.

Watch Piya Re song: 


Written by Anwar Maqsood and Bilal Maqsood, Piya Re has been mixed and mastered by M. Ishaq Nazir. It is a romantic track telling the story of an innocent love. In their latest creation, Strings conveyed the flurry of feelings and emotions that accompany first love through an inspiring melody and moving lyrics that can leave the listeners with a sense of warmth and optimism, invoking nostalgia in some, and a sense of hope in others.

Piya Re features band members Aahad Nayani, Adeel Ali, Haider Ali and Bradley D’Souza. This fantastic leading duo has always presented tacks that are no less than a hit and their latest track ‘Piya Re’ is sure to put everyone in a great mood.



This song has received over a 2 million views on social media in just 2 weeks of its release! The Mission for the Cornetto Pop Rock team is to revive the pop culture and bringing us fresh music in collaboration with artists & musicians from the industry.  

Strings’ fan are excited for their next song’s release and are truly anxiously for what all is coming their way this season. 





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1/08/2018

Tarzz's Shop-N-Rock Presented Live Performances by Strings And Ali Sethi






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Tarzz presented musical night Shop ‘N’ Rock by bringing the most renowned names from the Pakistani music industry; Strings and Ali Sethi. Strings made a comeback on stage after three years with a vibrant live performance.

The talented heartthrob Ali Sethi accompanied Strings on the stage to energize the crowd with his vocals and energetic performance. Being a candidate in the contemporary classical music, Sethi’s work seems to have a familiarity with Tarzz ideology of being the flag bearers of the ‘Good Side of Traditions’. 



The lively musical event, in collaboration with Packages Mall, was hosted by Ali Safina, who knows how to set up the right vibe and atmosphere to accentuate the experience not only for the audience but the artists. 

Tarzz, one of the fastest growing retailers of quality attire for women and men in Pakistan, gave chance to its customers to avail free tickets for the event by simply paying a visit to Tarzz stores and purchasing any of Tarzz outfits for Rs. 2000. 





The musical event was attended by a good number of celebrities and music lovers who enjoyed every bit of it.  

The brand, launched in 2016, will be operating over 19 stores nationwide by the end of this year. Tarzz stores have now begun operations in Lahore at Amanah Mall, Packages Mall , Iqbal Town and Zarina Mall and Aqsa Mall. 

The well organised event and PR was handled by Keys Productions.


Visit Tarzz Here: www.tarzz.com.pk


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