Soundcheck: Power to pop-rock
When some 5,000 students from all over Karachi gathered at a star-studded lineup of singers/musicians who kept things roaring for over four hours, Images on Sunday was there to speak to the stars of the show.
We got in touch with Ali Azmat, Ali Noor (Noori), Komal Rizvi, Umair Jaswal and Q of Josh, and asked them about the experience and the uniqueness of the Karachi crowd, ongoing projects, revival of pop-rock and what the future holds.
Ali Azmat: “Great sound, great lighting, great audience.”
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“Karachi aur har shehr ka apna hi maza hai.”
“Right now, I’m doing Cornetto Pop-Rock. Other than that, I am doing some soundtracks and acting in a movie as well.”
“With more such events, the revival of pop-rock culture amongst youth will definitely happen. Without corporate sponsorship, there won’t be any music.”
“Tours are in the pipeline.”
Ali Noor (Noori): “It’s great. The fact that we are getting bigger audiences in bigger venues is fantastic. The scale of the event, the lights and sounds and stage ... it’s all a very good feeling.”
“Noori has been working on quite a few major projects. I just did a song for Bollywood; working on a couple of new singles with other artists; the rest I’d like to reserve till their release.”
“Karachi is always a lot more responsive and they turn out in great numbers, which makes the live experience unique for performers as well.”