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Dance to the Beat Concert Review: featuring EP, RDB and Gunaah

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Hyderabad is one major city of Pakistan that is, quite frankly, deprived with musical concerts, lively events, or any other quality stuff due to its ever-rising security-related issues. Thankfully, though, the trend seems to be changing now and the city is finally getting its share of entertainment.

Artistes like Atif Aslam, Ali Zafar, Strings, Ali Azmat, Falak and many more have rocked the city of Hyderabad and joining them more recently, in the "Dance to the Beat" concert, are the likes of EP, RDB, and Gunaah.

INTRODUCTION OF THE BANDS:

EP: Formed in the year 2000, by Fawad Afzal Khan and Ahmed Butt, Entity Paradigm, also known as EP, is a Pakistani rock-band which has delivered hits like "Kahan Hai Tu", "Hamesha", and "Waqt".

After seven years of providing non-stop rocking stuff to the nation of Pakistan, EP disbanded "due to various members aiming to pursue different projects". Shortly after a span of two years, in 2009 to be exact, the band made a reunion and came back strongly with "Shor Macha" –– a patriotic-rock number.

In 2010, the band also performed the song Bolo Bolo in Coke Studio.

RDB: RDB, which is known as Rhythm Dhol Bass, was also formed in the year 2000 by three Punjabi Sikh brothers known as Kuly, Manj, and Surj.

This UK-based band has collaborated with famous celebrities like Snoop Dogg, Akshay Kumar, Public Enemy, and many more. Since their beginning, they have made a great fan following in the international market. And they are very much known for bringing in different musical styles and genres together.

Gunaah: Gunaah is a band hailing from Karachi, Pakistan that consists of members Hassan Sarwar on vocals, Wishal Pirzada and Sunny Shah on guitars, Chandan Pirzada on bass, and Babar on drums.

THE CONCERT:

"Dance to the Beat" –– as it was named by its organizers –– took place on Wednesday, 14^th of March 2012, at the venue of Police Ground, Hyderabad.

Gunaah, the band from Karachi, kicked off the show with Junoon's "Pappu Yaar", followed by Noori's "Manwa Rey". The band started to show some potential and I've heard their act of song "Shehrzade" would've been a must-to-watch one but however, due to some issues, they were not able to continue with their performance. Missing them was a huge blow.

The second act of the night was performed by the famous Pakistani rock band EP. The crowd, especially the girls section, went nuts as soon as Fawad Khan came into their sight. They started off with their single from the album Irtiqa; "Kahan Hai Tu", followed by "Hamesha".

After a couple of songs, Fawad Khan paved the way for Ahmed Butt, who then sang his renditions of "Sexy Back" (Justin Timberlake), "Take a Look Around" (Limp Bizkit), "I am Sexy and I Know it" (LMFAO), "Sexy Bitch" David Guetta.

Driving the crowd mad and crazy with their performances is one of the attributes of EP. So, keeping that thing in mind, their act was a major let down as the crowd didn't seem to be too much involved with them. It's funny to note though that the crowd was actually present to see Ashar the actor of Humsafar and not Fawad the rocker of EP.

RDB, which was the main event, however saved the night and turned another run-of-the-mill concert into a memorable one. Yet, it was saddening to know that the UK-based Punjabi hip-hop-bangra band were actually lip-syncing. Not only had that made the crowd disappointed but also the fact that they missed a huge plot of not singing their incredible track "Aloo Chaat", "Aaja Maahi", and "Saadi Galli".

As far as the management goes; the show, no doubt, had some issues and glitches, but it was a major accomplishment for two reasons, which I believe, surpasses any reason whatsoever:

1) We've already talked about this once but we're going to elaborate it a bit more here in this space. You see, the basic idea of organizing a concert in Hyderabad and its implementation process would maybe sound easy to you but it's unbelievably difficult to perform that task.

It involves the risks of knowing; what if the crowd doesn't draw up? What if the event flops?

2) The concert, which included star-studded performers like EP and RDB, was organized by first-timers –– who, believe it or not, were just young teenagers. So, a pat on their back for their hard-work and let's hope that in the future they come up with something like this again.

To sum up, I'd like to mention again that the event had some "glitches" and all that, and yes, it could've been a lot better in terms of management but we must not be too critical. We must support these young and bright prospects so that they come up with something better in their second stint.

Special thanks to organizers Waleed Khokhar, Talha Qadeer, Omar Qureshi, Alee Shaikh, Daniyal Shaikh, Mubisher Shaikh, Abrar Shaikh, and Shahzain Brohi for giving such a refreshing event to Hyderabadis.

Photos Courtesy: Sapna Batool and Haseeb Soomro

Raah – Awara (Official Music Video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:01 AM PDT

By Ata ur Rehman S.

Raah – Awara (Official Music Video)

Artist: Raah

Song: Awara

A song sung by this son of Mehmood (Bulbulay Fame)..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i34cs6_ei8

Farmhouse of Meera’s Mother Raided by Lahore Police for Illegal Activities

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 08:33 AM PDT

By Sidrah Zaheer

As if Meera was not alone sufficient in generating negative headlines, her mother has joined her daughter's infamous league too. Recently on Wednesday, Lahore police raided farmhouse of Meera's mother.

The raid was carried out as a result of the information provided to the police that the farmhouse is a place for conducting illegal activities. The raid resulted in arrest for ten people including three women who were caught in objectionable activities and the farmhouse manager Ghulam Abbas Dogar. The police also seized wine and other banned drugs from her farmhouse.

The police claimed that the farmhouse is owned by Meera's mother Zahida Bukhari and she lent it to another man named Ali. However, she was not available for comment and neither was she present during the raid. The case has now been registered by the police and further investigation is underway.

Annie’s Official Facebook Fan Page Hacked

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PDT

By Sidrah Zaheer

Hackers are definitely the bad guys since they attack the innocents too. When celebrities’ social media profiles, either of Twitter, Facebook or any other network goes down due to hacking, fans are the ones who get most distressed. It is more so when a profile or a fan club has been created with their dedication for their favourite celebrity and it goes down.

Something of the same happened to the official Facebook Fan Page of Annie last month. According to Sanober Irshad (Publicist), the page had been hacked and then disappeared a month ago . Currently, the team management of Annie Khalid is trying to get in touch with Facebook regarding the restoration of her Official Facebook fan page.

Till then, Annie's fans and members of her official fan club have to show patience. Or just gather around once more at some new Facebook Page or group. In the meantime, fans can join her on Facebook here and follower her on Twitter here.