Maqsood remembers the late Qawwal from his time in Coke Studio season 9
Ramazan 16 marked five years since revered Qawwal Amjad Sabri, 45, died in Karachi.
Sabri was traveling by a car from his home in Liaquatabad to a television studio when a motorcycle pulled up alongside his vehicle. The attackers on the motorcycle opened fire, killing one of Pakistan’s most loved Qawwals and Naat Khawans on June 22, 2016.
The incident saw the nation descend into sorrow, as his fans, family and fraternity members took to social media to express their disbelief.
Five years later, some of these people are still remembering Sabri, and making sure his essence is never forgotten. One of them, of course, is his daughter Hoorain Amjad Sabri, and the other, is singer Bilal Maqsood, both of whom penned a note for the late legend on their Instagram yesterday.
Meet Bradley Dsouza, the bass champ behind Pakistan s finest
Strings may have disbanded but its players are still in the game, especially the 28-year-old bass virtuoso
KARACHI:
History is laden with artists who became famous after leaving their bands and bands that peaked fame after certain artists left. But what of the artists that remain standing after bands that stood together for decades disband in the blink of an eye?
Strings’ age-old legacy took a final bow recently but the men who kept it fresh are still in the game. Among the pillars is bassist Bradley Dsouza, who joined Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia right before they started working on their last album – Strings 30.
MUSICAL NOTES
What began as a performance for a festival has transformed into a sonorous six-track EP. A for Aleph has worked its magic again; this time with Wajiha Naqvi’s Women of the World 2021 performance.
During the first digital edition of Women of the World (2021), several performances were embedded within the festival. One very strong and beautiful performance was called
‘Hijrat’ and featured Wajiha Naqvi with Umair Dar and Jasir Abro, accompanying her. But the performance has been released by A for Aleph on their YouTube page – minus any glitches and furthermore as an EP, published by A for Aleph Records.
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The presumption must be that in 2021 everything in pop culture, including music, has slowed down. However, having lived through 2020 when the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic had already hit the world, the music industry learned to adapt.
Though Covid-19 is still a reality that has affected live music seriously, vaccines have brought the semblance of a silver lining. Given these abnormal times, major developments took place in the overall music ecosystem.
“I can’t believe the news today/Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away/How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long?” – ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ by U2