Artist : VA
Title : Pakistan (Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976)
Genre : Instrumental
Year : 2011
Date : 02/2011
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 22
Label : Sublime Frequencies
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 70:09 min
Size : 98,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.the panthers - malkaus 02:48
02.the mods - spring dance 03:21
03.the bugs - theme from do raha 02:39
04.the blue birds - hussani lal 03:38
qalander
05.sohail rana - the khyber twist 02:22
06.nisar bazmi - aesi chal main 03:33
07.the abastracts - mahiya 02:59
08.the fore thoughts - the boat man's 03:28
cry
09.the panthers - simmi dance 02:59
10.the aay jays - lal qualandar lal 03:51
11.the mods - bondure 02:30
12.the panthers - bhairvi 03:06
13.the abstracts - sindhi bhairvin 02:57
14.the fore thoughts - shahbaz qalander 03:14
15.the aay jays - mirza ki dhun 03:24
16.the mods - garba dance 03:26
17.nisar bazmi - pyar ki lk naee 03:17
18.the aay jays - - the aay jays theme 03:20
19.the abstracts - lotus flower 03:08
20.the panthers - khatak dance 03:18
21.the fore thoughts - jungee 02:27
22.the blue birds - sun we bilou akh 04:24
waliya
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70:09 min
Spending the greater part of the last
decade assembling this masterpiece while
tracking down most of the musicians in
the process, Stuart Ellis of
Radiodiffusion Internasionaal has
compiled a mind-blowing set of Pakistani
instrumentals spanning the period
between 1966 and 1976. ItÆs all here:
rock and roll beat, surf, folk
traditional mixed with pop, film tunes,
electric guitars, sitar and organ solos,
brilliant percussion and arrangements
crafted by the grooviest bands of the
period: The Panthers, The Mods, The
Bugs, The Blue Birds, The Abstracts, The
Aay Jays, The Fore Thoughts, Nisar
Bazmi, and Sohail Rana.
Situated between Afghanistan, India and
Iran, the collision of cultural
influences in Pakistan gave birth to
music that was, and still is, unlike
anything heard anywhere else on the
planet. By the late 1960s, previous
restrictions on musical expression began
to soften and bands that were playing
American and British pop covers became
popular in KarachiÆs burgeoning night
club scene and at private dance parties.
Long hair came into fashion among young
men and hashish became the popular drug
of choice on college campuses across
Pakistan. Soon, hippies from both North
America and Europe began flocking to
Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Very few
of the bands that formed during this
time actually got to record. Like their
neighbors in India, the Pakistani record
industry was more focused on releasing
ôfilmiö music, which had just started to
incorporate the electric guitar and
electric sitar.
PakistanÆs musical revolution ended in
June 1977 after a coup dÆΘtat and the
establishment of a pure Islamic state
governed by Sharia law. This marked the
end of the ôSwinging æ70sö in Pakistan
as night clubs and alcohol were banned
throughout the country. Television and
cinema, as well as popular music, were
now subjected to government censorship.
After the clamp down, many Pakistani
musicians left the country and moved to
America, Canada and England.
The audio quality here is top notch,
sourced straight from the original EMI
Pakistan masters. This limited 2-LP set
is housed in a heavy duty full-color
gatefold jacket with superb photos of
the musicians and extended liner notes
by compiler Stuart Ellis.
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