With some of the most iconic music videos in the history of Pakistani pop to their credit and five equally memorable studio albums,
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With some of the most iconic music videos in the history of Pakistani pop to their credit and five equally memorable studio albums, Strings (featuring Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia) remain one of the country’s most cherished music groups.
Having spent the last four years producing/directing Coke Studio, the band announced their departure from the production this October after season 10 ended on a high with a moving tribute to Junaid Jamshed. Announcing their departure from Coke Studio in a statement released on social media, the band explained that 2018 will mark 30 years of existence for them and that they were super excited to embark on a new chapter.
Keeping up that promise, the band has emerged with a new photo shoot and more to the point, took the stage as performers at the launch of Emerging Pakistan. The initiative, launched by Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at Mohatta Palace in Karachi earlier this month, “aims to showcase the very best of Pakistan’s arts, crafts, fashion, culture and music” as well as “shed light on diverse thriving sectors in Pakistan,” according to a post-event report.
Attended by the PM of the country as well as Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile Mr. Muhammad Pervaiz Malik, Defence Minister Mr. Khurram Dastagir, Chief Minister of Sindh Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor of Sindh Mr. Muhammad Zubair, Governor State Bank Mr. Tariq Bajwa and Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Mohammad Younus Dagha, other cabinet ministers and dignitaries from over 70 countries, the event saw Strings take the stage and perform live. At one point, they were also joined by Momina Mustehsan.
After giving Karachi a snapshot of live music, the band is now heading to Lahore where they will perform at the second edition of the Coke Food Festival, which is scheduled to take place at Royal Palm this weekend. Watch out; one of the country’s longest-running acts is back to doing what it does best: play music for its people.
