Today, the Pakistani music industry is diverse and rich, and immensely popular television shows like Coke Studio have successfully fused traditional sounds with modern influences. Below, Rafaya Sufi, an Editorial/Web assistant at Asia Society’s headquarters in New York, walks us through the country’s history of music, (this article was first featured on Asia Society’s blog [...]
Archive for October 27th, 2010
Pakistan’s Musical Timeline – Rafaya Sufi
Posted in Contributions, tagged Music on October 27, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Corruption, Perception & Pakistan. Yipee.
Posted in Op-Eds, tagged Politics on October 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Ah, Pakistan. Not only do we consistently top the Failed States Index [see Alex Lobov's take down of the "failed state" term over at Zeitgeist], but this past summer, we also ranked number one in the world in sex-related searches, garnering us the label, “Pornistan” (thanks, Fox News). Jinnah Sahib, (aka, Big Poppa), would [...]
