The Power Of A Voice: Nusrat

When you think about a genre of music many names come to a person's mind. For instance, when someone thinks about pop names like faakhir, haroon, adnan sami, and sonu nigam come to their mind. But there is only one name when someone thinks about qawwali: NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN. He is undoubtly the greatest qawwal to set foot on this earth. His voice goes deep inside a person and pull something out right from the heart. It's been more than 12 years since he passed away but till this day you can still hear people blasting his music and praising his talent. There have also been some songs of his that have been remastered and are out for the public. One of my favorites these days is Tere Bin Dil Na Lage from the indian film traffic signal [video on below]. Legends live forever but there can never be a greater legend than Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Himself.

Trivia:

Khan comes from a legendary Qawwal family who an unbroken tradition of qawwali for over 6 centuries.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Bio

Power Over Nation

So how do you know when a party is in power for it's own good rather than it's country's? Well you get hints here and there, and i got those hints in Pakistan. I went to Islamabad a couple of times during my visit [awesome city] and i saw one thing that really pissed me off; PPP [Pakistan Peoples Party] Flags raised up in Islamabad highway rather than the Pakistani Flag. And this isn't a small thing because there wasn't just one flag; there were about 70 of them. This showed that the PPP have the balls to publicly show the nation that they are in it for the power and not for their country. I have never seen a bizarre thing like this in any part of the world. Anyway, here are some pics of disappointing event in our nation's own capital. [btw the flags were raised on Benazir Bhutto's birth anniversary]

The Weak Media

I have always been proud of Pakistan's media until i actually went to Pakistan. It was quite depressing when people around me chose to rely on rumors because their media failed to inform them about an issue. The 'aam' [regular] people have no clue about the past and doings of their current or past leaders except for the major events. The same nation that Benazir Bhutto ripped off respects her more than any other leader living in Pakistan [that's the only reason why Zardari is President] because the media failed to inform the public about the helicopter case or when she and her husband embezzled as much as US$1.5 billion from government accounts. In a nation where corrupt leaders like Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are looked upon as heroes, there has to be something wrong with the information it's public is getting.

Allah Hafiz

Sorry for the late post guys but the thing is that i'm going to Pakistan and this will be my last post until i come back. I would blog in Pakistan too but the load-shedding is too much these days, plus i'd rather spend my time with my family and loved ones. I thank everyone for making this a successful blog with over 1,500 visitors coming here in a span of 4 months. I will start to put new posts again in late August/early September. Alvida friends and have a great summer! [P.S. Go ahead and check out older posts if you want]