Tribute to a Musical Giant: Khamisu Khan and Son

Posted on April 16, 2010
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Adil Najam For the last one-and-half hour I have sat here totally transfixed. Utterly spellbound. I am as mesmerized by this magical sound today as I was the very first time I heard the legandry Alghoza (Alghozo, Beeno) maestro Khamiso Khan. The sound grows on you slowly. And then, at some point, it takes hold […]

Handmade Carpets of Pakistan

Posted on April 7, 2010
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Darwaish In one of my earlier posts on Lahore’s old books shops, Adil Najam raised an interesting point and suggested that Pakistan is ripe for an Amazon.com type service for selling and buying old books and young Pakistani entrepreneurs should think about it. I don’t know if anyone has started such book selling service in […]