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2016 may have been a less special year for cinema with several films releasing but not living up to the standards set by other films in previous years.Music-wise, it has been another strong year, with There are promising initiatives and many films involved. beautiful music. Thankfully, it’s not over, not yet.
Despite the aftermath of the Uri attack resulting in a devastating divide between artists and the industry, music continues to flow with remarkable regularity from artists across multiple genres. Think of singles like Zoe Vikaji’s electro-blissful ‘Ho Jaawa Azad’, the brilliant Red Bull sound clash between Ali Azmat and Umeer Jaswal or the brilliant collaboration between Ali Azmat and Noori that culminated in the tune ‘Dildaar’ – this It is an obsession. , provocative and melodic Sal and more sonic goodness is on its way.
Among those who have announced a new album are Electric As Moro and Khamariyan, both of whom are hard at work on their debut records. Although the release date is still unknown, it is clear that the expectations for these records will be sky high. While Moro’s repertoire includes songs like ‘Kahani Praani’, ‘Patakhi Larki’ and ‘Maryam’ and won the Best Music Video award at the Luxstyle Awards earlier this year, the new record reportedly features nine tracks. will be and it will be called. puzzle
On the other hand, Khamarian, who performed a beautiful cover of the title theme of popular TV series Game of Thrones several weeks ago, has also confirmed that they are indeed working on an album. With hits like ‘Tamasha’ and ‘Bella’ to his credit, his upcoming debut album is expected to help put Khamariyan on the national music map and beyond in a big way.
Talking about records, there is another studio album in the pipeline, Junoon, helmed by Ali Azmat besides Salman Ahmed. The record is titled Madness 25 and marks the band’s Silver Jubilee celebration. Most importantly though, the record, due for release in several countries in November, features several collaborations with a wide array of names such as Indian classical artists Sameer Chatterjee and Kedarnath Howalda, Peter Gabriel and Outlandish. will
Meanwhile, another band with a bit of dust is SYMT as frontman Haroon Shahid appeared on Coke Studio 9 with the monster grungy rock anthem, ‘Baliye’, confirming that the band is no longer together though. The breakup is pleasant. What’s more, Aaron Shahid is all set to try his hand at film soundtrack production with an upcoming feature-length film. Apart from this, Shahid will also take up acting like many of his contemporaries. As far as music is concerned, Shahid will continue to release music through Noori’s BIY Records.
Pop prince Ali Zafar, who will be seen in Bollywood film Dear Zindagi Ugli, has pushed back the production of his own film Deosai, which he announced earlier this year, to make way for Ahsan Rahim’s film. Gaya, which will launch a Pakistani film. Ali Zafar It remains to be seen whether Zafar plays the role of a music producer in the film or someone else is given the responsibility.
Aamir Jaswal, one of the new kings of music, is working on another feature film apart from Yilgaar which may or may not feature the musician-turned-actor. Apart from acting projects, Jaswal has focused his attention on the plight of Kashmiris and is working on a song that promotes the issue. The song is composed by Waqar Ali and will also feature guitar guru Faraz Anwar, who incidentally is also working on his debut solo album. The single will also be followed up with a music video.
Music group, SomeWhatSuper and Ali Gul Peer’s awesome collaboration, ‘Modi Teri’ also has a video coming out very soon. The group left for Karachi last week and shot a video with Peer before flying home to Lahore.
The ultimate queen of pop, Hadiqa Kayani, is also back with a Pashto/Urdu Manqbat featuring the poetry of her late father Mahmood Akhtar Kayani.
One of the brightest stars in music, Zeb Bangash is also having a career year. After receiving the Luxstyle Award for Best Original Soundtrack in early 2016, Zeb has worked on several projects, each of which One is as remarkable as the next. Apart from performing magic through Coke Studio 9, Bangash has also worked on the soundtracks of films like Fitoor and Lipstick Under My Burqa and the telefilm, Lended his voice to the soundtrack of Ek Thi Maryam.
Apart from this, Karam Hussain is one half of Josh Music Group, who transitioned from pop music to film music. Making his mark as a soloist this year, Hussain worked with Komal Rizvi in Cornetto Pop Rock Season 1 and is now playing the role of soundtrack producer for the film Rangreza starring Urwa Hussain, Bilal Ashraf and Gohar Rashid included.
This brings us to the last part of the story which is about one Hasan Jameel Khan aka Jimmy Khan. With tracks like ‘Nadia’, ‘Pahla Pyaar’ and ‘Barash’, Jimmy Khan has definitely carved a niche for himself in the colorful music scene. Teaming up with the wonderful folks at Salt Arts, the singer-songwriter is gearing up to play shows in Karachi on October 26 and October 29, respectively. He also features on the soundtrack of Mehreen Jabbar’s All Star Phir Phir Se, which releases next month, so stay tuned.