Adil Najam The Kominas–a ‘Muslim Punk’ band led by two Pakistani-Americans (Basim Usmani and Shahjehan Khan)–will be playing in Brooklyn, New York today (June 17, 2006). The reason for this plug, however, is not just because they are Pakistani-American kids making socially facinating and provocative music (see Boston Globe writeup on them here). It is, […]
Pakistan. A window on Pakistan through pictures, verse and song. Based on famous Pakistan poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poem “hum daikhain gay”… with music and vocals remix from Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Iqbal Bano, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Zia-ul-Haq, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, etc. A collage of Pakistan history and an articulation of one Pakistani’s aspirations for Pakistan. […]
