Author Archives: Hani Arif

About Hani Arif

Hi People, My name is Hani, Hani Arif! which is probably very obvious by now. If you like/don't like my blog, you're welcome to comment and also keep visiting/not visiting respectively. You can also (only if you like) follow me on twitter as well which very conveniently is www.twitter.com/haniarif

Falak – Ijazat Single Review

First let’s start with the video. Well produced, and follows no storyline thankfully ( not many appreciate it despite the effort which a story based video demands). Directed by Saqib Siddiqui,who also directed Khwahishon by Farhan, one can see the … Continue reading

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Javed Bashir Interview – Qatar

Recently Ustaad Javed Bashir performed in Qatar, I Had an opportunity to sit with him and interview him, the time window I got was very narrow so I had to interview him in a place, with all the background noise, … Continue reading

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Sajid & Zeeshan -Walk on Air

Sajid and Zeeshan are back. Their album, “The Harvest” is slated to be released later this month. The precursor is out and it’s called “Walk on Air” -An uptempo track mixing guitar elements(acoustic/electric) with dance music. News earlier came out … Continue reading

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Staying the same

Traveling above the oceans And residing in lands unknown First a showing of resistance And then a settling of persistence With voids that later begun to flow The astronomy that lines show Something left behind that reflects Mirrors and instances … Continue reading

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The Bridge

This is my winning entry for Bloombury Qatar Foundation Publishing competition “images and words” called in for the opening of MATHAF Modern. Written partly on what I feel is double-dialogue, Laila and Majnoon conversing but in each others perception of … Continue reading

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Visual Tune,Humnasheen A/V Review

Humnasheen in English would translate to be an associate,that’s what your relationship with the song becomes as soon as the first strum,the electric guitar intro is played and the first line is sung,all hinting immediately that the song is a … Continue reading

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I long Moomal Rano Raat -Review

The vast desert, nomads, acquaintances made that never go further because they vanish in the sands ,the colorful souls ,people whose physical features and inner selves are sculpted with the winds that blow and the air that is breathed by … Continue reading

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Desert Fu**on-Atif Aslam

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Step On It Pakistan

After going about on the web for years and keeping it as a primary source of news for Pakistani music it’s easy to say that there is a huge gap between the connection that should be between fans and Pakistani … Continue reading

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Sip It

Coke studio season 3. What was the first thought that came to your mind when you read the first line? Trying to get into to your brains I can know one thing,if you are Pakistani then most probably you’ve labelled … Continue reading

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