| Music of Pakistan: Topics | |||||||||
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| Awards | Lux Style Awards, MTV Pakistan Awards, Indus Music Awards, The Musik Awards | ||||||||
| Charts | MTV Pakistan Charts, AAG 10, The Musik Countdown | ||||||||
| Music Festivals | All Pakistani Music Conference | ||||||||
| Media | MTV Pakistan, Indus Music, The Musik, AAG TV | ||||||||
| National anthem | "Qaumi Tarana" | ||||||||
| Regional folk styles | |||||||||
| Balochi - Punjabi - Sindhi - Pastho - Kashmiri Khowar - Saraiki - Farsi - Hindko | |||||||||
Pakistani rock or Paki Rock is a form of rock music that is largely produced in Pakistan. The music of Pakistan includes diverse elements ranging from music from other parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian folk music, Persian music Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a Qawwali ( Urdu / Persian: قوٌالی; Punjabi / Multani: ਖ਼ਵ੍ਵਾਲੀ قوٌالی Brajbhasha / Hindi Pakistani pop music or Paki-pop refers to popular music forms in Pakistan. Filmi pop (Urdu فلمی موسیقی filmi mosiqi is a term first coined by Pakistani music journalist M Ali Tim in 1990 but made famous by the Pakistani hip hop is mainly performed in the Urdu language and Punjabi language. The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. MTV (Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network headquartered in New York. Indus Media Group (IMG is Pakistani company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite The Musik is a 24-hour Urdu - English music channel from Pakistan. MTV (Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network headquartered in New York. Geo TV or GEO Television is a Pakistani Television network founded by Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 The Musik is a 24-hour Urdu - English music channel from Pakistan. MTV (Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network headquartered in New York. Indus Media Group (IMG is Pakistani company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite The Musik is a 24-hour Urdu - English music channel from Pakistan. Geo TV or GEO Television is a Pakistani Television network founded by Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's The Qaumī Tarāna ( Urdu:) is the National anthem of Pakistan. Balochi (بلوچی also Baluchi, Baloci or Baluci) is a Northwestern Iranian language. Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Sindhi ( Arabic script: سنڌي Devanagari script: सिन्धी Sindhī) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Kashmiri (कॉशुर کٲشُر Koshur) is a Dardic language spoken primarily in the valley of Kashmir, a region situated in the Indian state Khowar,(کھوار)also known as Chitrali is a Dardic language spoken by 250000 people in Chitral in Northwest Pakistan, in Yasin Valley Hindko (هندکو /Hindkoŭ/ also Hindku, Hinko, or Lahnda, لَیہندا is an ancient Indo-Aryan language spoken in North Western Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and It is an interesting genre since it incorporates both American rock and Pakistani Classical music. American rock is Rock music from the United States. Rock and roll originated in the United States from the synthesis of Blues, country Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت It has its own distinctive elements mixed in to create a homegrown class of sounds and melodies, whether progressive, hard, or heavy metal. Pakistani rock is almost entirely sung in Urdu, however many new bands have recently come out with songs in Punjabi, Pastho, Sindhi and English. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Sindhi ( Arabic script: سنڌي Devanagari script: सिन्धी Sindhī) is the language of the Sindh region of South Asia English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
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History
Rock music in Pakistan had its beginnings in the 1990s with Vital Signs and Junoon as the pioneers of Pakistani rock. This article is about the band For other uses see the term Vital Vital Signs was Pakistan 's first widely known pop band and were Junoon ( Urdu: جنون) (meaning "obsession" in Urdu and "madness" in Arabic) is one of Pakistan 's most popular Other bands such as Strings began in the mid 1990s and during the late 1990s underground bands were becoming a norm in cities such as Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Strings is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop band comprising two members (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Pakistan witnessed an explosion of rock bands in 2000 as Pakistan began to liberalize under President Musharraf's "enlightened moderation" campaign. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of
Sufi Rock
Junoon is said to be the pioneers of Sufi Rock, a genre of Pakistani rock which mixes classical music with modern rock. Sufi rock is a form of Pakistani rock music which describes the sound of Junoon. Junoon ( Urdu: جنون) (meaning "obsession" in Urdu and "madness" in Arabic) is one of Pakistan 's most popular A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت Junoon has often been regarded as the U2 of Asia for there amazing sounds and messages in each song they produced. Junoon has often been labeled for starting the "Junooni" generation in Pakistan, who are today's youth.
Contemporary Rock
The majority of all Pakistani rock bands are contemporary in nature, often mixing soft rock with Pakistani classical music. Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت Some popular bands include EP, Call and Noori just to name a few have all been integral in revitalizing the rock culture in Pakistan. Entity Paradigm (also known colloquially as EP) was a Pakistani rock music band Call is an Alternative rock band formed by Danish J Khan, Khurram J Noori ( نوری) is a Pakistani rock band Its members include both the brothers Ali Noor (vocal and lead and Ali Hamza (vocal
Heavy Metal
The roots of Pakistani hard rock and metal can be traced back to the first wave of bands from the late 80's and early 90's. Final Cut and Barbarians stand out in this regard, with short lived but influential careers. The second wave included artist like Dhun (Fawd Baloch's more conventional metal project). Later bands like Mizraab have played a big role in promoting metal music in Pakistan. Mizraab is a Progressive metal band from Pakistan. Mizraab means "A plectrum made by hand from a continuous strand of iron used to strike the strings of Headed by Faraz Anwar it was the first progressive metal band of Pakistan. Faraz Anwar ( Urdu: فراز انور) (born 15 July, 1977) is a Pakistani Progressive metal guitarist known for his Moreover many metal bands are upcoming rock band notably Anesthezia who are recording for there debut album Sakia.
Underground
Underground is an umbrella term that covers bands from a number of rock genres (college indie, alternative, death/black metal etc). The first famous bands in this regard include Kainath (frentic death/thrash from Karachi)and Seth(death metal and later groove metal from Lahore)in the mid 90's. Autopsy Gothic (Black Metal)and Dusk (Doom Death Band featuring a young Faraz Anwer) from Karachi also left their mark on the scene. Lahore had a scene of mostly alternative/hard rock bands including Coven, Mindriot and later Estranged. A new wave of extreme bands in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad included Burzukh, Corpsepyre, Holy Black, Hassan Sheraz and Sifr. There are a large number of bands from all across Pakistan at present including Black Warrant, Paranoid, Kain, Lithium, Drainage, Cultural Jukebox, Genocide and Hypnotix-2000. The underground scenes in both Karachi and Lahore are teeming full of college students eager to become famous. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi.
Popularity
Pakistani rock has become massively popular within Pakistan, especially among the new generation. Even beyond Pakistan in countries such as Bangladesh, Iran, India and as far as Japan and China. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Pakistani rock is quite popular and also among the Pakistani diaspora. An overseas Pakistani is a Pakistani Citizen who has migrated to another country or a person of Pakistani origin who is born outside Pakistan Some bands of the Pakistani rock scene have also been formed from outside of Pakistan such as Falak, Sozz and zzen. A landmark event occurred in 2003 when the Pakistani group Strings' song "Najane Kyun" became a featured single on the Urdu soundtrack for Spider-Man 2. Strings is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop band comprising two members "Najane Kyun" ( Urdu: نہ جانے کیوں meaning "Don't Know Why" is a song by Pakistani music group Strings. Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American Superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Alvin Sargent and developed by Alfred
Famous bands
See also
Aaroh (literally means ascending in classical music is a Pakistani rock band founded by Farooq Ahmed and Nabeel Nihal Entity Paradigm (also known colloquially as EP) was a Pakistani rock music band Fuzön is a Pakistani Rock music group comprising three members Junoon ( Urdu: جنون) (meaning "obsession" in Urdu and "madness" in Arabic) is one of Pakistan 's most popular Karavan is a Pakistani rock music band It was formed in 1997 by former Awaz guitarist Assad Ahmed, with the help of his friend Sameer Ahmed Mizraab is a Progressive metal band from Pakistan. Mizraab means "A plectrum made by hand from a continuous strand of iron used to strike the strings of Noori ( نوری) is a Pakistani rock band Its members include both the brothers Ali Noor (vocal and lead and Ali Hamza (vocal Strings is an internationally acclaimed Pakistani pop band comprising two members The music of Pakistan includes diverse elements ranging from music from other parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian folk music, Persian music Pakistani hip hop is mainly performed in the Urdu language and Punjabi language. The society of Pakistan ( ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the Baloch Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly AfricanDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic