Amateur singers on Monday demanded the resumption of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Online Talent Hunt music edition, a popular platform for emerging singers.
The PNCA talent hunt was aimed at promoting music through weekly music competitions among young singers. The programme was an initiative to discover melodious voices and used to be held on a weekly basis audition.
The online talent hunt was helping those who were eager to sing but lacked a proper or available platform to perform.
Tabla player Iqbal Ali said that raw talent from across the country had been participating in the competitions in various categories."The categories included instrumental performance and singing," he said.
Amateur artist Nauman Saleemi said that PNCA was also providing opportunities to the winners and special nominees in concerts and music functions, adding that that the council should resume the programme to provide more young artistes an opportunity.
The winners of the PNCA Talent Hunt would be awarded three awards, including Winner People's Choice, Winner Jury Award and Winner Jury Award.
It may be mentioned here that the online Talent Hunt programme was closed soon after the tragic accident of former PNCA Director General Dr Fouzia Saeed.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 22nd, 2022.
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