Young musicians enthral audience.

KARACHI -- The Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, celebrated World Music Day on Tuesday evening with a dash of youthful exuberance and a lot of musical flair. Hosting the event, musician Ahsan Bari told the audience that the day is celebrated every year on June 21. It was first celebrated in 1982.

The evening began with an open jam session when the young musicians of the council's music academy were asked to display their talent. The first one was Zaryun who sang 'Meri maan' from the critically acclaimed Indian film Taare Zameen Per.

He was followed by M Shoaib who sang 'Khamaj' popularised by the band Fuzon; he was later joined by Prakash and together they crooned out 'Tera Yaar Hun Main' from the Bollywood hit Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.

The mood of the gig was lifted when a girl named Neha belted out Bulleh Shah's 'Apne tann di khabar nahi'. She did that with a good deal of passion. Sameer Hamza sang Atif Aslam's 'Jhoola jhulaey' after which Shuja Hassan attracted the attention of the audience with his rendition 'Slow motion Angreza' from the movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He did a nice job. The last singer of the opening bit was Atique who opted for the ghazal 'Her zulm tera yaad hai' originally sung by Sajjad Ali.

Arts Council celebrates World Music Day

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