
The Pakistan Experience
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawali and the process of making Music - Mekaal Hasan - #TPE 419
Musical maestro Mekaal Hasan comes on TPE to discuss his new band set up, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Qawali, Folk Music, Junoon, Respecting Artists, Social Media, Fusion Music and India knowing how to market musicians.Mekaal Hasan is a musician, producer and the lead of the 'Mekaal Hasan Band'.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Introduction2:20 Qawali and The New Mekaal Hassan Band12:45 Folk Music and Art dying out20:30 Mekaal's guilty pleasure listening25:00 Bands29:00 Junoon and Salman Ahmad31:39 Band culture36:20 Zeb and Haniya and Omran Shafique39:40 Tribute to Haniya Aslam44:00 Respecting and Recognizing Artists49:00 India is a huge market50:30 Culture Department and Grants for Artists55:45 Do we respect artists?57:30 Waris Shah by Amrita Pritam59:00 Music Video on Afghan displacement1:00:30 Social Media, Commerce and Likes1:05:30 Musician's Styles and Listening to Music1:15:50 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Eastern and Western Scales1:19:00 Process of making music1:27:20 Fusion Music1:30:30 Nusrat's improvisation1:32:00 Audience Questions