tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post1505924059630183501..comments2023-11-03T06:30:10.926-07:00Comments on parotechnics: waiting for a revolution (just a small one yaar)parotechnicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533598285111795343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post-65712872806539077382009-09-27T13:20:46.283-07:002009-09-27T13:20:46.283-07:00Chamcham - hello - long time! And yes I agree, all...Chamcham - hello - long time! And yes I agree, allowing your soul to be touched.<br /><br />Riddler - thanks for that info, I didn't realise the producer was from Vital Signs which of course is the Pak band we all know before Junoon even, no?parotechnicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533598285111795343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post-54533805690061454402009-09-24T02:14:13.406-07:002009-09-24T02:14:13.406-07:00Coke studio is breath of fresh air for us (Pakista...Coke studio is breath of fresh air for us (Pakistanis) too... the man behind all this "Rohail Hyatt" was the band member of famous Pakistani band Vital Signs ... he is a very talented guy, thanks for giving appreciation ...Riddler820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post-36328107275289155122009-08-12T06:10:51.093-07:002009-08-12T06:10:51.093-07:00well...isn't this a part of us that we've ...well...isn't this a part of us that we've lost? I grew up in Afghanistan and still stumble along in dari - so if you listen to the girls, you can hear that they're singing in a language you know quite well. "Chashm-e-maste-yaar-ast-am" (I am my beloved's mast eyes)...<br /><br />It's the gentleness and beauty of Central Asia that we've lost, a place I still see in my mind as devoted to roses, the rubab, poetry and music. Not the Taliban.<br /><br />In Afghanistan, people really love music and poetry in a way that can't be communicated. It seems to be part of the unbelievable landscape. And people seldom sing and perform solely for gain. I remember there was a new wave of Soviet-backed, highly paid Pashtu singers in the !980s and that they were generally disliked and resented for the terrible quality of their music rather than anything else.<br /><br />(And pashto is totally different from dari.)<br /><br />I think the only difference in this "alternative" culture is still having a human soul that can be touched by music, poetry and a deep love of nature. <br />You have to go there, stand at paghman and just feel it!chamchamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post-48110289549203088542009-07-29T19:19:35.846-07:002009-07-29T19:19:35.846-07:00True about AR - thing is commerical considerations...True about AR - thing is commerical considerations obviously matter everywhere, because Ali Zafar who is also in the sessions on youtube is great but previously I've only seen him sing some lightweight pop. I had no idea he could do this sort of thing. But the lack of a really big mainstream helps for other things to exist perhpasparotechnicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533598285111795343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188724299312356218.post-79970030362565247432009-07-29T01:25:16.307-07:002009-07-29T01:25:16.307-07:00Lovely tracks. In our singing shows, even the litt...Lovely tracks. In our singing shows, even the little originality there may be, is soon squashed with makeovers in all departments -voice, movements, dress, etc, etc. A R Rehman though does surprise us every now and then.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.com