Everyone remembers the singer's name but people rarely remember the composers and instrumentalists who create the melody, said music expert Sultan Arshad on Friday.
He was speaking at the launch of his book 101 Melody Makers at the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP), Karachi, which honours the top composers, music directors, instrumentalists, and song writers.
Leading intellectual and writer Javed Jabbar, President Hum Network Sultana Siddiqui, ACP President Muhammad Ahmad Shah, musicians Arshad Mahmood, SM Shahid, and actress Bushra Ansari expressed their views at the unveiling ceremony.
While a large number of different literary and social personalities were present on the occasion. Talking about Sultan Arshad's book, ACP president said that the author has spent 14 years preparing this book. There are many books on wars in the libraries of Pakistan but unfortunately, they are very few on fine arts. He offered to get the book published in Urdu.
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Javed Jabbar said a song is sung by a singer, but it takes music director, producer, cinematographer, lightman, instrumentalist and many others to complete it.
Hum Network President Sultana Siddiqui said Sultan Arshad loves music like his children. Arshad Mahmood said is a researcher, "if I were to name any song, singer and composer incorrectly, Sultan Arshad will immediately correct it."
Actress Bushra Ansari said that we do not have any record of the history of music, there are very few people who are working to preserve this beautiful art, these are the people who fall in love with music and Sultan Arshad Khan is one of them.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 14th, 2021.
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