Musicians not Governments to the Aid

While the response of Muslims countries to the miserable situation in Darfur has been lukewarm or non-existent (a situation that has elicited criticism from both non-Muslims and Muslims) at least some in the Muslim community are taking publicly visible measure to raise awareness and aid for the region.

A charity concert to benefit Darfur, categorized as the Muslim Live8, was organized at the Wembley Arena in the UK and drew about 10,000 Muslims. A good time appears to have been had by all and at least $60,000 were raised in five minutes according to a report by Riazat Butt of Islamophonic fame. Riazat also provides brief notes about some of the musicians. I have sampled the music of three of the five she mentions. Of these three, I incline towards the music of Outlandish which has a little edge to to it.

Sangam playlist for 20 October, 2007,

Sangam: Music from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora

Hello,

Here is the draft playlist for the 20 October, 2007, Sangam program. There may be some minor changes during broadcast ude to the presence of a guest.

Note the tracks Biotech and Tree of Rhythm which feature Zakir Husain.

Also a song to celebrate Eid, celebrated last Saturday.

Note: Sangam has moved to Saturday from 5:00-7:00 pm US Central Time (22:00-24:00 UTC).

You can listen to the live audiostream here: http://kfai.org/smil/kfailive.ram

The archived audiostream will be available for two weeks after 7:00 pm US Central Time (24:00 UTC), 22 September, here: http://helix.kfai.org/ramgen/replay/Sangam/Sangam(2007-10-20).rm

Call me during the show on the studio line at 612-341-0980.

My next program will be on November 17.

Cheers!

Track Title	Artist	Album	Track No.
Tujh jaisa daghabaz	Roona Laila	Best of Roona Laila	8
Dildar meda sohna	Naghmana Jaffry	Goli Mar De	2
Deewani	Annie	Princess	4
Huqa pani	Ali Zafar	Huqa Pani	2
Chum chum	Rahim Shah	Channa	4
Eid song	Sami Yusuf	Compilation	1
Jhoomo gao	Najma Akhtar	Pukar	3
Botal khuli hai	Munni Begum	Botal Khuli Hai, Album 2	1
Yeh hai maikada	Munni Begum	Aag Lage Maikhane Ko, Album 7	4
Waiz-e-mohataram	Munni Begum	Botal Khuli Hai, Album 2	5
Teri surat nigahon main	Munni Begum	Ek Baar Muskarado	1
Teri surat nigahon main	Aziz Mian	Main Sharabi Sharabi	1
Az dair mughan ayam	Manzoor Niazi Qawwal	Kalam-e-Iqbal	5
The hunt	Azam Ali	Niyaz	4
Naina	The Ali Khan Band	Taswir	8
Biotech	Tabla Beat Science	Tala Matrix	9
The tree of rhythm	Zakir Husain, Allahrakha, Taufiq Fazal	Rhydun	1
We need your vote	Joi	We Are Three	9

Karachi Uncovered

Atta Yaqub returns to the old country and finds something quite unexpected.

This is a BBC documentary uploaded to YouTube by someone.

Karachi Uncovered, Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67IlH4zhj9Q


Karachi Uncovered, Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmwLMLKaQNY


Karachi Uncovered, Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYtN2oNZoM

Engineer, Lawyer, and Singer!!

Kareem Salama - Chemical Engineer, Lawyer, and Country & Western singer, Wow!

He has a couple of CDs out. Check out his music here:

http://www.kareemsalama.com/

Munni Begum Concert, 20 October, 2007, Minneapolis

Jashn-e-Milan featuring Munni Begum
Host: Pakistani Students Association

Time and Place Date: Saturday, October 20, 2007

Time: 7:30pm - 11:00pm

Location: Great Hall (Coffman Memorial Union), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus (East Bank)
Street: 300 Washington Avenue SE
City/Town: Minneapolis, MN

Come join us for a night of amazing ghazals performed by the world-renowned Munni Begum!
There will also be student performances, great food, and much more!

Non-Student Adults: $20
Students and Kids under 12: Free!!!

Sehwan (Lal Shabaz Qalandar) Festival

Have a look At Declan Walsh's audio slideshow:

Must Qalandar Festival: the greatest party on Earth?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/page/0,,2176124,00.html


And listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali's rendition of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGR1_TzHFb8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCajBT0d9kY

Also:

Runa Laila
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIyrlTwEuYY

Shazia Khushk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggEFjGKCgbA

Junoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDVANiWTN4w

Abida Parveen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6aI1gdmy2U

Sabri Bros.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t33bcjL8F8

Nice Sehwan slides here as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxabpNk83x8

And a few qawwali lyrics in English - "It is tarue" (-:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuByCo7uRp4