Music

The Express Tribune talks to singer Fida Hussain, who has been associated with Ajoka theatre group for seven years.

Ustad Rouhan Abbas demand­ed the govern­ment promot­e singin­g in Pakist­an and organi­se more shows.

Taylor Swift’s third album 'Speak Now' is on track to score the biggest opening week of the year in the United States.

For years I have been a farmer but in the evenings I am a bhangra star recording songs, says Balbir Jagga.

Michael Jackson's spot atop Forbes top earning dead celebrities list comes as no surprise given renewed fan interest.

Hasan Rizvi of BodyBeat represented Pakistan internationally in hip hop at the US Cultural Visitor's program.

After three decades and more than 220 million units, Sony stops selling its Walkman cassette player.

Indus Valley hosts another concert that leaves the crowd asking for more.

After a long break pop singer Shazia Manzoor is back with live performances for her audience.

John Mayer joins the ranks of men thought to be targeted by country pop singer Taylor Swift in her album Speak Now.

Noori, Mauj, Gumby and Ali Azmat give Karachiites a night to remember at the Sound of Hope concert.

The organisation is celebrating its golden jubilee in Lahore this month.

Open-mic night includes rap, sitar, acoustic guitar and Sufi music performances and poetry and prose recitation

Nadeem Riaz is a gold medallist with a Master of Arts degree yet has never performed at an arts council.

Trio of would-be singers, one of them a Pakistani contestant Murtaza Haider, receive verbal lashing from Simon Cowell.

Musician and ex-army man James Blunt seems to believe music is a good counter-insurgency tactic.

Pop star Annie on relating to Anne Frank, fighting for her dreams and wanting to be a belly dancer.

The celebrity duo discuss singing “Bibi Sanam Janam” and the Coke Studio experience.

Neemtree School of Music is an effort to encourage use of music in children’s educational and cultural development.

Vocalist for rock band Inteha wishes he had X-ray vision, loathes racism and loves Aalo gosht with rice.

The Kominas’ drummer Imran Malik, who is currently in Karachi, speaks to The Express Tribune.

Event titled ‘Mera bhi to hai Pakistan’ (Pakistan is also mine) held with aim of raising money for flood hit populace.

Bollywood playback legend Lata Mangeshkar turns 81 Tuesday, with fans still swearing by her golden voice.

Event managers have seen their incomes drop as companies decide to tone down the event schedule.

Rock band Call's lead vocalist and guitarist would like to work with Linkin Park and live in the year 4010.

‘Superstars for flood relief’ will use music to bring much needed international attention to the floods in...

Abdul Aziz Kazi, drummer for Pakistani rock band Spoonful believes the Darbuka is gaining popularity locally.

BRC's Open Mic Night was a mixed bag of some of the best and worst amateur performances in Karachi.

Shahbaz Sumar, the director of Arieb Azhar’s upcoming video for his song “Mere Des”, talks to The Express...

Pakistani musicians attending the launch of the flood relief song by Todd Shea, Lanny Cordola and Atif Aslam.

Danny Boyle is all praise for A.R. Rehman after enlisting him for the music for his new film 127 Hours.

Both Taherani and Baloch have great vocals and possess the natural ability to be very innovative with their songs.

Atif Aslam would be a philanthropist if he could be anything other than a musician/actor.

Eminem and Lady Gaga take home the most gongs at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010.

Aslam is now a huge star in India and in Pakistan, and his work with Cordola is the talk of the town.

A self confessed fan of sufi music, Cordola wants to create great music by working with Pakistani musicians.

Bollywood music composer Vishal Dadlani is defending Oscar winner AR Rahman against all negative comments.

Fox announced this weekend what media reports have speculated for weeks: Kara DioGuardi is leaving “American Idol.”

Bjork is the latest to join a list of celebrities who have been campaigning for donations for Pakistan.

Arieb Azhar deplores laziness, admires a woman’s wisdom and despises a retired general who is not General Musharraf.

The Music, Art and Dance (MAD) School is becoming a huge attraction in the city.

Arieb Azhar talks about his experiences, inspirations and music.

Millions of fans on Twitter make perfect sense for Justin Bieber but does that guarantee zero troubles?

Spanish pop icon Enrique Iglesias hopes his first album in three years will narrow differences between regions.

Rock band EP launched a new patriotic song and music video on August 14 that it hopes will provoke a youth revolution.

Thirteen years after his death, those who worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan still feel his loss deeply.

The musician is working with Gumby and Omran Shafique on his debut album which is still in progress.

EP’s new song Shor Macha falls into the same realm of vaguely patriotic messages that invoke people to ‘do something’.

Adil Moosajee likes “Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan” because he used to sing it while he was at school.

Pakistani celebrities reminisce about Nazia Hassan and their favourite songs by the iconic singer.