music

Farmer last one to keep Sindh’s Alghoza flute alive

The Alghoza is an instrument which has existed for hundreds of years. Pioneers of the Alghoza player in the subcontinent include Ustad Khamisu Khan, Ustad Misri Khan Jamali, Akbar Khamisu Khan and Gurmeet Bawa

Afghanistan’s all-women orchestra strikes the right chord

They performed in the UK on Friday

Gujrat man shoots his friend dead for playing music too loudly

He and another man have been arrested

Watch: These children may be small but they sing like pros

Their voices have mesmerised the whole country

T-Series drops Pakistani singers’ songs from its YouTube channel after Pulwama attack

A political party had called on all music labels to stop working with Pakistani artists

Fight erupts between concert-goers and security officials during Abrarul Haq’s concert in Multan

Some people were trying to enter the venue without a ticket

#LahoreEat: Foodies have their day out as festival enters its second day

Tomorrow is the last day of the food festival

Karachi festival promises food, music and fun

It will be held from Feb 15 to 17 at Beach View Park

Gatekeeper at Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ hopes music can save lives

He believes music is a way to reach people engulfed in inner turmoil

YouTube is making its top music charts available as playlists

They will be available as playlists to users in 29 markets

Junoon preps for their December concert with Bulleya jamming session

The band released a music video in August

Overload frontman Farhad Humayun diagnosed with brain tumour

He was diagnosed two weeks ago

YouTube driving global consumption of music

86% of us listen to music through on-demand streaming

Period pianos evoke sounds of Chopin at new contest

Thirty pianists are taking part in the competition in Poland

This Peshawar rabab music shop doesn’t like making a noise

It is shaped like the peacock with its slender neck, pegs and belly. But the rabab sounds nothing like the bird. Depending on the player, it can sound like the pain of centuries or the ecstasy of coming home.

Eminem makes UK chart history with ‘Kamikaze’

Eminem surprised fans last week when he unexpectedly dropped the album, which saw combined chart sales of 55,000 units in the past week, the Official Charts company said.

Rapper Mac Miller dead at 26 after long substance struggle

His family confirmed his death in a statement, calling the rapper born as Malcolm McCormick “a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans.”

Dementia patients may benefit from music therapy

Music therapy may improve depression and anxiety in dementia patients, a new analysis suggests

Did you know: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also a poet

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Indian PM who passed away in New Delhi on Thursday, was not only a politician but also a prolific poet. He wrote a number of songs for the Indian music industry and his ghazals were sung by Indian legends, including Jagjit Singh and Lata Mageshkar. Here are some of his…

Seven Nazia Hassan songs that will take you back to yesteryear

Samaa Digital lists down seven most memorable Nazia Hasan songs

Priyanka Chopra engaged to Nick Jonas – report

Indian film superstar Priyanka Chopra is engaged to young American singer Nick Jonas after a whirlwind two months of dating, a report said Friday.