Inspiration Pakistan: Nehr Waaley Pul Tey

Posted on May 17, 2008
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Adil Najam I must confess that the goriness of my last post still leaves me drained and shaken. I offer this picture post on the simpler pleasures of life in Pakistan, partly as a way of shaking myself off the shivers but much more as a way to highlight that not only is another Pakistan […]

Punjabi Film Music: Nothing Paindu About It

Posted on April 17, 2008
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Fawad Having grown up in Lahore in the 70’s and 80’s, the strains of lilting Punjabi melodies were always a warm and familiar presence. Even though in middle class upwardly mobile urban families Punjabi had sadly come to be associated with rural backwardness, Punjabi music with its deep cultural roots continued to exert an influence. […]

Reshma and Son: The Voice of the Desert

Posted on January 6, 2008
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Adil Najam I have always been mesmerized by Rashma’s voice. It is a voice unlike any other I know. Truly it is the voice of the desert – unending in its breadth and unrelenting in its depth. A voice that comes from the heart and a one that always touches the heart. Although she is […]

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