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They Sing Ishhumar, Their Exile

They Sing Ishhumar, Their Exile

With the 54th Grammy Awards for the best world music album going to Tinariwen, a band born in Libya and brought up in the Sahara desert of Mali, a West African landlocked region, the accolade has added to the fame and stature of the African musical team. The band consists of artists Mustapha Ag Ahmed, […]

May 4, 2014 Abid Aboobaker
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Singing Their Dishes, No Eating Their Rhythms

Singing Their Dishes, No Eating Their Rhythms

Nowadays, chefs are learning the art of getting the right music notes. They need to know as much about playlists as they know about the list of items they have to cook. Chefs are now seen planning play lists from upcoming musical stars to pair with their signature dishes. There is a little bit of […]

May 4, 2014 Basith
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Towards the Sacred Music

Towards the Sacred Music

Maher Zain believes in bringing in Islamic thoughts and teachings in to the music by not missing the fragrance and flavour of the mainstream music. Maher Zain had the passion for music within him since his child hood and the inspiration was indeed his father who himself was a singer, but got involved into it […]

May 4, 2014 Basith
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Music played in the Tunnel

Music played in the Tunnel

To put in a nutshell, Bahman Ghobadi’s ‘None Knows about Persian Cats’ (Kasi az gorbehaye Irani khabar nadareh) is about the search for two young musicians, Negar (Negar Shaghaghi) and Ashkan (Ashkan Koshhanejad) with the help of Nader to form an indie-rock band to perform abroad from among 312 bands in the same genre and […]

July 9, 2012 Huda Hafiz
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Song of the Mountains

Song of the Mountains

Zain Bhikha remembers an encounter with an old man he met on his way from Medina to Mecca. He told Zain: Are not you a famed singer? Please write for me a lyric about Messenger Muhammad and sing it?’ ‘Insha Allah (God willing),’ he answered. Just before he left for his homeland, he was feeding […]

March 20, 2012 Anver P
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