The author is a culture critic based in Lahore
Vocalist Badar-uz Zaman was also a very serious scholar of music
Both Noor Jehan and Roshan Ara Begum were at the prime of their music careers in 1947
Afghan artistes fleeing persecution in their own country face another dilemma
Faiz made many Palestinian friends, mostly poets, during his stay in Beirut
The poets and the singers have always relied on each other for fame and fortune
Why are music and dance equated with revelry?
To go to the extent of physically eliminating an artiste is a sure sign of cultural morbidity
The debate over the primacy of the sur or the lafz is still unsettled
Khursheed Anwar’s student years were as fascinating as his later rise to fame
Maxime Zecchini has performed at musical events and festivals in more than 60 countries
