If you were wondering how Meesha Shafi pulled off her new single Hot Mango Chutney Sauce from two continents, here’s a breakdown on the quirky single. “My shots for Hot Mango Chutney Sauce were all filmed in Toronto by my girl Nariman Ansari,” Meesha wrote, sharing a candid photo of her from the shoot. Nariman is actor Bushra Ansari’s daughter. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meesha Shafi (@meesha.shafi) “Comedy runs in her veins and we had such a mega party shooting,” Meesha said. “You are so intelligent and funny, woke and cultured, generous and supportive.” The singer remarked that Hot Mango Chutney Sauce wouldn’t have been.
Desk Report The musician is a team player who credits the efforts of those around her for her latest release.
Natasha Noorani s quirky set, vibrant colours and collaboration with Abdullah Siddiqui has made her latest music video Choro , a sight for sore eyes. I wrote the melody first, had the song arranged to a certain degree and then worked on the lyrics. I then worked on producing it with Abdullah Siddiqui who is a phenomenal human being and musician, she revealed in a conversation with
Images. He made the sound so much brighter and bigger!
She also explained how the pace of the song changed drastically over time.
Daily Times
Natasha Noorani announces the launch of her new album ‘Ronaq’ The song is about being stuck in a toxic environment and the labour of leaving,’ Natasha Noorani says
May 25, 2021
Following the release of the critically acclaimed and one of Velo Sound Station Season 1’s biggest hits, “Baby Baby” in November 2020, the multi-faceted musician and ethnomusicologist Natasha Noorani has launched her new album ‘Ronaq’ with the release of its first single “Choro.”
Arranged, composed, written and performed by Natasha Noorani, the song represents a bold step from her previous EP Munaasib, into the world of Urdu Pop/RnB. Channeling the new-wave Pakistani pop music, CHORO has been co-produced by Natasha Noorani and the versatile Abdullah Siddiqui.
Daily Times
May 24, 2021
Following the release of the critically acclaimed, and one of Velo Sound Station Season 1’s biggest hits,
Baby
Baby in November 2020, the multi-faceted musician and ethnomusicologist Natasha Noorani
proudly announces the launch of her new album, RONAQ with the release of its first single,
CHORO.
Arranged, composed, written and performed by Natasha Noorani, the song represents a bold step from her previous EP Munaasib, into the world of Urdu Pop/RnB. Channeling the new-wave Pakistani pop music,
CHORO has been co-produced by Natasha Noorani and the versatile Abdullah Siddiqui.
Natasha Noorani on
CHORO, “The song is about being stuck in a toxic environment and the labour of leaving. Each space in the music video showcases a different aspect of that struggle. I wrote the first demo for this song in 2019 on my laptop webcam as a joke and it evolved into a song that has served me well over the years and I’m hopeful it will do the same for oth
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Ali Sethi: more than meets the eye
Sethi is reconciling Pakistan with its checkered past and contextualising its mysterious future
During my recent trip to Pakistan, a good friend of mine introduced to me a song that has since become our go-to jam - I’m talking about the Coke Studio rendition of
by Ali Sethi and Quratulain Balouch. While Quratulain’s forceful voice captivated my senses, it was Ali Sethi’s crooning that had me floored. Since then
, Mundiya became my gateway drug into Ali Sethi, a name I had heard in passing for the last couple of years, (I remember seeing his concert posters on the Harvard campus when I lived in Boston) and I was introduced to the rich tapestry of his songs including