ISLAMABAD: Roots School System rounded up a very successful Olympiad with Noori’s concert at the PNCA on Sunday. After a host of events and interschool competitions, the organisers of Olympiad put together a fun-filled night with Noori where the students of Roots and the participants of different schools put on their dancing shoes and swayed to the enticing music by Ali Noor and Ali Hamza.
More than a 1000 students from across Pakistan attended the event. The hard work and effort put in organising the event could be seen by the visitors. From the ticketing to the security, everything was taken care off and Islamabad’s youth set out to have a great night.
When asked why Roots chose Noori as their band of choice, most students exclaimed how they wanted a change from Ali Zafar and Atif Aslam. “Noori lifts the crowd in such a way that no other band can. The energy that they bring to the concert is unmatched,” said Amna Hassan, Driector PR and assistant of the president for the Olympiad. With over 430 registrations for the concert, PNCA was packed with the youth of Islamabad excitedly pouring into the auditorium, ready for a great night.
Noori has made a very significant impact on the music scene in Islamabad and even after several performances in the capital in the past three months, the residents don’t seem to be having enough of the band.
Shehroz Hussain, Head Boy of Roots comprehensively noted, “Noori is more energetic and youth oriented than any other band in Pakistan. They don’t have sappy love ballads and we appreciate that. This age is supposed to be fun and not be depressed over a lost loved one.”
Ali Noor, the lead vocalist of the band, told The Express Tribune about the ideology of their music. “Even though we don’t overlook the significance of love songs, our ideology has always been youth related and we want to pick up issues of the time and make the youth aware of their responsibilities,” he said. “With Pakistan facing some of the hardest times in history we feel it is important to get the youth pumped up,” he added.
With the entire administration supporting the budding leaders of tomorrow, Roots pulled off a great night and a successful Olympiad setting a promising example. “Hard work and encouragement can produce very fruitful results for us,” said Ahmed, a student.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 30th, 2010.
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