ISLAMABAD: When Daulat Wali Baig, Fazlur Rehman and Javed Ali Khan of the “Sada-e Pamir” band struck the chords for a Wakhi-language folk song, it was evident that music transcends geographical boundaries and language barriers.
The crowd at the jam packed Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) auditorium cheered and applauded as romance filled the air when the band played “Lal-e-Badakhshan” (Ruby of Badakhshan), in which the poet compares the beauty of his beloved with the famed gemstone.
The band was one of several performers who thrilled with folk music at the “Dialogue through Tradition Bearers – Mystic Mountain Music” show on Sunday.
The musical evening was organised by the PNCA and the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan in collaboration with the French Embassy.
The show brought together artists from Chitral, Hunza, Peshawar and Afghanistan.
via Entertainment: Islooites enthralled by rare display of folk music – The Express Tribune.
