Sohail Rana: Musical Maestero

Posted on August 5, 2009
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Altamash Mir Sohail Rana is the son of renowned poet Rana Akbar Abadi. Young Sohail started showing interested in the arts at a very early age, first in painting and then in music, which he took up as his love and profession. His first break came in 1962, when he was appointed as a composer […]

Assorted Songs of Shehki

Posted on July 24, 2009
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Owais Mughal I started this afternoon by watching a Mohammad Ali Shehki song on youtube. Besides enjoying his musical mastery, the song also brought back some memories. One song led to another and before I realized I had watched his 10 songs. Should I also say that ‘gaane dekhta gaya aur post banti gayee’. Seen […]

Bano Apa: A Rememberance

Posted on April 26, 2009
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Junaid Zuberi On a chilly evening last December I decided to stop by a music store in Clifton known to have the largest stock of classical and semi classical music from both sides of the Wagah border. While browsing through the shelves, I spotted some CDs of Iqbal Bano and had a sudden craving to […]

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