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February 13, 2018, is World Radio Day; celebrate!
Filmi geet, pop, light classical, blues, soul, fusion, experimental, opera! From Azal to Zeshan. With Noor Jehan, Qurat-ul-ain Baloch, Kaavish, Shiraz Uppal, Adnan Dhool, Jimmy Khan, Kamala Sankaram, Trilok Gurtu, the Asian Dub Foundation, and many more, along the way
Also an interview with Fazeela Saba, about the challenges of broadcasting sports on radio and being a woman in the sports broadcasting business. She has had to put with a lot and given as good as she got!
Now on to a more serious issue.
I played a segment from "Thumbprint", an opera by Kamala Sankaram that tells about the case of Mukhtaran Bibi (Mukhtar Mai) who was gang raped in "revenge". This was the culmination of a sequence of horrific and tragic events begun with the gang rape of her younger brother, Shakoor. Muhtaran's attackers were first convicted and then acquitted. She did however receive monetary compensation from the government and was able to start a school for girls. Press reports about Mukhtar Mai's case can be read here, here (detailed chronology), and here. An interview with here is recorded here. In June 2017, Mukhtaran Bibi was able to attend a performance in Los Angeles, CA, of the opera written about her.
She has also started an organization, www.mukhtarmai.org, to promote equity and capability for women.
Information about "Thumbprint" from From Kamala Sankaram's website:
Posted: 2018 February 13, 07:06 UTC
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February 13, 2018, is World Radio Day; celebrate!
Filmi geet, pop, light classical, blues, soul, fusion, experimental, opera! From Azal to Zeshan. With Noor Jehan, Qurat-ul-ain Baloch, Kaavish, Shiraz Uppal, Adnan Dhool, Jimmy Khan, Kamala Sankaram, Trilok Gurtu, the Asian Dub Foundation, and many more, along the way
Also an interview with Fazeela Saba, about the challenges of broadcasting sports on radio and being a woman in the sports broadcasting business. She has had to put with a lot and given as good as she got!
Undoubtedly the hero of the series our very own @ImamUlHaq12 congrats from your aunty 😜 pic.twitter.com/0PIpyoufdH— Fazeela Saba (@FazeelaSaba1) October 23, 2017
Now on to a more serious issue.
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| Mukhtaran Bibi (Mukhtar Mai) |
I played a segment from "Thumbprint", an opera by Kamala Sankaram that tells about the case of Mukhtaran Bibi (Mukhtar Mai) who was gang raped in "revenge". This was the culmination of a sequence of horrific and tragic events begun with the gang rape of her younger brother, Shakoor. Muhtaran's attackers were first convicted and then acquitted. She did however receive monetary compensation from the government and was able to start a school for girls. Press reports about Mukhtar Mai's case can be read here, here (detailed chronology), and here. An interview with here is recorded here. In June 2017, Mukhtaran Bibi was able to attend a performance in Los Angeles, CA, of the opera written about her.
She has also started an organization, www.mukhtarmai.org, to promote equity and capability for women.
Information about "Thumbprint" from From Kamala Sankaram's website:
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| Scene from Thumbprint |
"THUMBPRINT, a 90-minute contemporary opera-theatre work by Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz, is inspired by the experiences of Mukhtar Mai, the first female victim of gang rape to bring her male attackers to justice in Pakistan. In lieu of a financial settlement, Mai requested the construction of schools for girls. She hoped to educate the young to help prevent the humiliation of signing their name with only a thumbprint.
The libretto originates from a series of interviews with Mai, and explores the deep family ties and tribal traditions that led up to an astonishing act of courage. The score is a dynamic collision of Hindustani and European opera influences with an ensemble of six singers and six instrumentalists, featuring flute, violin and viola, upright bass, piano/harmonium, and percussion (drums and tabla)."
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| LOS ANGELES: Kamala Sankaram (left) portrays human rights activist Mukhtaran Mai in the opera ‘Thumbprint’.—AFP |
The audio file for this edition of Sangam can be found here: http://bit.ly/2EA5lKW till 2018 February 26, 02:00 UTC.
| Artist | Track Title | Album | Label |
| Fun Da Mental | Dog War | With Intent to Pervert the Cause of Injustice | Nation/Beggars Banquet Records |
| Noor Jehan | Hamare saanson main | Bhool Na Jana | Mega Sound |
| Raeth | Bhula do | Raeth | Fire Records |
| Jal | Lamhay | Aadat | Sadaf Records |
| Redhouse | Nudiyaa | Singles | patari.pk |
| Kaavish | More sayyan | Gunkali | Fire Records |
| Qurat-ul-ain Baloch | Dhamak | Qurat-ul-ain Baloch | Sadaf Records |
| Azal | Zehr | Road To Infinity | Fire Records |
| Zarrish and Shiraz Uppal | Rabi ralli | Karachi se Lahore | patari.pk |
| Rabi Pirzada | Nachna | Mujhey Ishq Hai | Fire Records |
| Ali Hamza and Shiraz Uppal | Lahoriya | Karachi se Lahore | patari.pk |
| Fazeela Saba | Interview | UNESCO World Radio Day | diamundialradio.org |
| Adnan Sami | Raag mian ki malhar | Raag Time | patari.pk |
| East Side Story | Darlin Blues | Singles | patari.pk |
| Asian Dub Foundation | The Signal and the Noise | More Signal More Noise | ADF Communications |
| Jimmy Khan | Madam | Singles | patari.pk |
| Adnan Dhool | Jhoom jhoom | Chupan Chupai OST | patari.pk |
| Zeshan Bagewadi | Ain't no love in the heart of the city (feat. Kameron Whalum) | Vetted | Minty Fresh |
| Kamala Sankaram | Chukar (Shakoor?) song | Thumbprint | Kamala Sankaram |
| That Man from East | Mandular | Sounds In My Head | patari.pk |
| Trilok Gurtu (Orchestral World Groove remix) | Don | Izzat, Remixes, CD-1 | Times Square Records |
| Shiva Rea, Layo Paskin | Deep south | Shakti Rhythms | Sounds True |
| Zakir Husain | The great Indian desert | Music of the Deserts | Music Today |
Posted: 2018 February 13, 07:06 UTC
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