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While we had lost sight of the fact that Junoon is an entity still alive as a band, Salman Ahmed has clued us in. The self-styled sufi rocker whose book Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star’s Revolution was released in North America by Simon & Schuster on January 12 and in Pakistan on […]

By Madeeha Syed With 2010 slated to be a comeback year for the music industry – provided everything goes as planned – here is a concise look at Pakistani pop music this past decade From 2000 to 2001: Slow beginnings Pakistani rock phenomenon Junoon was at the peak of its glory and had just released […]

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Great documentary on Pakistan’s music scene. How the band Junoon and started the revolution and others followed them

This video is to wish all Pakistanis, Eid Mubarak! Your neighbors in China hope you enjoy a blessed festival! Pakistan China Friendship Zindabad!

Source: Guardian The title of a recent Guardian article, “Never mind the Taliban – Pakistan’s youth put their faith in rock”, makes it sound as if rock’n’roll has emerged as the saviour of distressed Pakistani youth. But while recent reports would have us believe that Pakistan’s rock scene is enjoying a renaissance, it is actually […]

Pakistan’s drummer par extraordinaire – John Louis ‘Gumby’ Pinto – has been one of Pakistan’s most renowned musicians for decades now. Gumby, who has played with almost every musical act in Pakistan, from Vital Signs and Junoon to Noori and the Mekaal Hasan Band and the past two seasons of Coke Studio, has emerged as […]

Instep takes a look at how Pakistani patriotic music has evolved through the decades – from optimistic anthems celebrating the country to songs tinged with cynicism. The important thing is that the rhythms live on and continue to make strong statements … By Saba Imtiaz “D-d-d-dil dil dil…” That opening verse of the now iconic […]