Pakistan Rocks!
Presented by Noreen Khan, this one-hour special looks at the unlikely love affair between Pakistan and the guitar.
Asian Network Presents . . . Pakistan Rocks! Presented by Noreen Khan, this one-hour special looks at the unlikely love affair between Pakistan and the guitar.
The early 80's saw the guitar makes it's first mainstream appearance with the advent of Pakistan's first pop and rock band, the Vital Signs. Performing at universities and underground concerts, the band began life under the oppressive regime of General Zia-Al-Huq who denounced 'Western ideas' including jeans and rock music. Despite that, the Signs' seminal track 'Dil Dil Pakistan' became the country's unofficial national anthem and made the band members the country's most famous musicians.
The Vital Signs began a trend for guitar bands that was later filled by groups such as Junoon, Awaz and Jal. Speaking to guitarists and musicians including Salman Ahmed, frontman of Junoon, Rohail Hyatt former member of the Vital Signs and former producer of Coke Studio and Asad Ahmed formerly of Awaz and Karavan, Pakistan Rocks! looks at the complicated relationship between the country, the guitar and it's politics.
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Music Played
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Ali Azmat
Garaj Baras
- Paap.
- Saregama.
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Alamgir
DEKHA NA THA
- Bobby & Julie.
- EMI (Pakistan) Ltd..
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Led Zeppelin
Kashmir
- Physical Graffiti.
- Swan Song.
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Pink Floyd
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
- The Wall.
- HARVEST.
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Van Halen
Eruption
- Van Halen.
- Warner Bros.
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THE VITAL SIGNS
DO PAL KA JEEVAN
- THE VITAL SIGNS 1.
- EMI (Pakistan) Ltd..
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Vital Signs
Dil Dil Pakistan
- Vital Signs 1.
- EMI Pakistan.
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THE VITAL SIGNS
SAMINA
- The Vital Signs 1.
- EMI (Pakistan) Ltd..
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Junoon
Khudi
- Azadi.
- Nameless Sufi Music.
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Junoon
Woh
- Taalash.
- EMI (Pakistan) Ltd..
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Junoon
Sayonee
- Azadi.
- Nameless Sufi Music.
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Karavan
Rakh Aas
- Rakh Aas.
- VCI.
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Karavan
Aagey Hi Aagey
- Gardish.
- SOUND MASTER.
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Jal
Aadat
- Jal.
- Sadaf Stereo.
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Jal
Sajni
- Boondh.
- Tips Music.
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Meesha Shafi
Sunn Ve Balori
- Coke Studio Series 7.
- Coke Studio Pakistan.
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Zoheb Hassan & Amir Zaki
Chehra
- Coke Studio Season 7.
- EMI (Pakistan) Ltd..
Broadcasts
- Sun 30 Nov 2014 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
- Sun 3 May 2015 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
- Sun 3 Jan 2016 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
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