MTV India‘s new music show called “MTV Roots” is a weekly show featuring artists/bands of South Asian origin from around the world. The launch episode of MTV Roots featured music videos of various South Asian artists including Mekaal Hasan Band. The main idea behind the show is to promote the bands of South Asia that […]
By Rehan Ansari [Published in Canada’s leading daily newspaper, “The Globe and Mail”] While the war trucks on in Pakistan, citizens are trying to go about their daily business. And some, such as two young women named Zebunnisa Bangash and Haniya Aslam, are even making bold moves outside their gender and ethnic boundaries. Zeb and […]
By Madeeha Syed Just when you thought it was all over, the music industry is abuzz with plans of album launches, collaborations, soundtracks, creative projects, the potential for solo projects by the likes of Rohail Hyatt and Co. In 2010, the music industry is slated to make a comeback with a vengeance Rahat Fateh Ali […]
It doesn’t surprise us to know that Coke Studio has made waves internationally in as many places as we can think off. Paimona being a pushto/darri song had to top the afghan charts and so it did. Zeb & Haniya said Our Afghan friends tell us that Paimona (Coke Studio version) is topping charts in […]
Earlier this month, a certain bulletin caught my attention. ‘Zeb and Haniya, Pakistan’s first female duo, visit India.’ The Times of India was one of the first to feature them in their daily… after which every tabloid I turned to had them covered. Their names, place of birth, education background… and the inevitable questions about […]
So, the coke studio season 2 finally comes to an end. We all are going to miss the studio where the fusion happened and will desperately wait for the the third season to come (May Allah give long life to Rohail Hyatt). During the airing of the second season, we actively collected statistics and ran […]
Paimona bedah key khumar astam Man ashiq e chasm e mast e yaar astam Bring me the chalice, so I may lose my self, I’m in love with my Beloved’s intoxicating Gaze.
As per the KoolMuzone’s inside news Zeb & Haniya will be doing three more tracks in the coke studio, one being fusion with Javed Bashir. Haniya Aslam says We have 3 more tracks coming up, and I’m personally very very excited about hearing how the fusion with Javed Bashir has turned out. Fingers crossed 🙂 […]
Despite all of the sociopolitical and economic odds it faces, art serves not only as a breath of fresh air but also motivates those exposed to it. Recently, episode one of the second season of Coke Studio titled Individuality was aired on private networks across Pakistan, giving audiences a flavour of the music coming out […]
