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 […]
What I really love about Mekaal Hasan Band is that despite the fact Mekaal is a rock and jazz guitar player, he keeps the eastern classical outfit in his songs. One such project is again in the pipeline that will feature an Indian classical singer “Mahua Sen” on the vocals probably in a collaboration with […]
Mekaal Hasan Band‘s first photo shoot with their new talented vocalist Asad Abbas.
Javed Bashir – the renowned Pakistani singer’s first solo album, ‘Subrang’ has been released in India through Times Music, and will be released in Pakistan soon. ‘Subrang’ is Javed’s first solo album, after he left Pakistan’s most critically acclaimed band, Mekaal Hasan Band, in early 2010. Javed had been the lead singer for the band […]
Ufone Launches Exciting Uth Music Platform for Pakistani Talent: Uth Records [Karachi, 28 January 2011] In keeping with the brands consistent commitment to the youth of Pakistan. , Ufone’s Uth Package proudly introduces their latest youth based project on the eve of their 10th Anniversary, Uth Records; a music television show projecting new Pakistani talent, […]
Photos Courtesy: Alex John MAD SCHOOL Presents “Mekaal Hasan Band Playing Live In Concert at MAD School, Zam One studio, Main Zamzama Blvd. (adjacent to Dominos).
Mekaal Hasan Band sweeps the music category in the 9th Lux Style Awards with 3 awards for the Best Singer, Best Artist and for the Best Video Director and Rohail Hyatt won an award for the Best Producer for the Coke Studio Sessions. BEST ARTIST: Mekaal Hasan Band for Saptak Others nominated in this category: […]
A lot of artists this year chose to release their music independently. While this could be an option for the lot which can pay for the production, distribution, marketing and lawyers, this can’t even be a consideration for most other musicians. Earlier this year, we highlighted some interesting facts about how digital music has been […]
Mekaal Hasan Band at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad Auditorium on September 28, 2010. Photos Courtesy: Hasan Alam Watch the videos below:
By Hani Arif After going about on the web for years and keeping it as a primary source of news for Pakistani music it’s easy to say that there is a huge gap between the connection that should be between fans and Pakistani artists. The lack of proper web content, i.e interviews, professional recordings of […]
