Hi - this is a video about a cause in Pakistani music that is very close to my heart.

Here is the link to donate to the cause below:

If you don't want to watch the video, please check out the thread below which has the same details. gogetfunding.com/baloch-communi…


As someone who has been working in Pakistani music for over a decade, the biggest issue I have seen is the lack of opportunities for working class musicians.

In terms of access and most importantly wealth, the music scene in Pakistan is dominated by urban elites.

8 areas, 8 biryanis, 8 chefs.

On why Karachi is home to the greatest biryani in the world.

fiftytwo.in/story/rice-fat…

#story52 This article was at least three years in the making. That was when I moved back to my city after almost a decade of biryani exile. One thing I wanted to address was how I felt very few Pakistanis, and people in general, really understood what made Karachi such an amazing city.

I have some thoughts on musicians from the 80s and 90s, and their longterm impact on Pakistani music itself.

I say this as someone who grew up idolising most of these musicians, and then as an adult reported on and worked in music. There have been two main waves or bubbles for what I call pop music* in Pakistan - from Dil Dil Pakistan to the late 90s (PTV89, NTM, MCC etc) & then the noughties (start of Indus Music till end of Fire Records).

pop music* refers to urban musicians using western instruments.

those of you who know me, know that i don't need valentine's day to obsess about love. but given that there is so much discussion on it on my TL today, i thought of writing out something that I've been trying to teach myself, and that might make sense to you on this day. because of our social conditioning and capitalism and everything we know, there is a desire and expectation inculcated for romantic love.

not having romantic love, being single and alone, often causes despair and deep longing. and that's fine.

Some thoughts on the expanded @swineryy Instagrammic Universe. A thread. As we learnt today (sorry to those who I spoilt it for, for those who haven't seen #SpoilerAlert) that Shazia Dottuh Hater has been banging Abu Koala. Previously, we have also met SDH's mother in law. This allows us to make the following shajra.

Given we're all back in 1992, I wanted to share a story about that year, the World Cup final in particular.

[thread] I was 8 when the World Cup happened, and was immediately enthralled by it. The timings meant I was often at school for the day matches, and the night match I remember most vividly was vs England when we were bowled out for 72. I remember imagining playing a match in which...

Going to bring up a graphic incident to start off this thread, so please be warned.

About 7-8 years ago, I was going to Boat Basin and standing at the signal. There's a lot of port-bound traffic on that road, with large trucks whizzing past. Right in front of me... ...there were a bunch of motorbikes. What happened next is a blur - my mind remembers flashes and I suspect that something like a tangled shalwar or a sudden tip to one end happened - but one of the bikes fell over and ended up being trampled by a passing truck.

I have spent the last few months listening to nursery rhymes that my niece plays on repeat and as a consequence I have very, very strong feelings about the nursery rhyme "Nan Teri Morni"

[thread] Let's start with the first line.

"Nani teri morni ko morr le gaye"

Let's face it, these are animals who are probably mating. Attributing lack of consent and/or agency to the peahens is insulting, and a rejection of how animals normally behave.

Yet another article examining the role and responsibility of the two soda giants wrt music, but when exactly will our local media own up to the fact that they have absolutely and utterly abandoned the local music scene?

images.dawn.com/news/1180881 RJs and music journalists have seen their employers lap up huge amounts of money to play Coke Studio and Pepsi BoTB on-air, but have never used this largesse to also focus on non-branded music.