In the year 1999, when Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was given the honour to introduce playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and invite her on stage to perform at her live concert in Mumbai, he invited ...

KARACHI: No matter how hard one tries, words cannot do justice to the way the greatest Sufi and folk singer of our time Abida Parveen engaged music lovers in a soul-stirring performance on Saturday ...

A charity music festival in Karachi brought together music, celebrities and a good cause. The event featured both pop music and Sufi kalam, attracting people with different musical tastes. However, ...

KARACHI. The Sindh government plans to organise a Sufi Music Festival in the province, headlined by world-renowned singer Abida Parveen, while also enhancing support for young artists through ...

Legendary Pakistani Sufi singer Abida Parveen, who has rendered her voice to songs like 'Chhaap Tilak', 'Pardadari' and 'Tu Jhoom' from 'Coke Studio' season 14, feels that music heals and connects ...

Why did you decide to revisit the iconic qawwali, Nara-e-mastana? It is my all-time favourite qawwali by Abida Parveen ji. When I first heard it, I got mesmerised by her voice. I kept listening to it ...

It all started with a dream to use words and visuals to create. I made my first book from scrap paper, crayons and cardboard when I was 8 years old. 25 years later, I create campaign visuals for India ...

Legendary Pakistani Sufi singer Abida Parveen, who has rendered her voice to songs like 'Chhaap Tilak', 'Pardadari' and 'Tu Jhoom' from 'Coke Studio' season 14, feels that music heals and connects ...

KARACHI: In the words of Indian filmmaker and poet Gulzar, Abida Parveen has immersed herself in Sufi music in such a way that she herself has become a Sufi. This is true. But it would also not be ...