{"product_id":"pakistan-various-pakistan-folk-and-pop-instrumentals-1966-1976-cd","title":"Pakistan \/ Various - Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpending the greater part of the last decade assembling this masterpiece while tracking down most of the musicians in the process, Stuart Ellis of Radiodiffusion International has compiled a mind-blowing set of Pakistani instrumentals spanning the period between 1966 and 1976. It's all here: rock and roll beat, surf, folk traditional mixed with pop, film tunes, electric guitars, sitar and organ solos, brilliant percussion and arrangements crafted by the grooviest bands of the period: The Panthers, The Mods, The Bugs, The Blue Birds, The Abstracts, The Aay Jays, The Fore Thoughts, Nisar Bazmi, and Sohail Rana. Situated between Afghanistan, India and Iran, the collision of cultural influences in Pakistan gave birth to music that was, and still is, unlike anything heard anywhere else on the planet. By the late 1960s, previous restrictions on musical expression began to soften and bands that were playing American and British pop covers became popular in Karachi's burgeoning night club scene and at private dance parties. Long hair came into fashion among young men and hashish became the popular drug of choice on college campuses across Pakistan. Soon, hippies from both North America and Europe began flocking to Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. Very few of the bands that formed during this time actually got to record. Like their neighbors in India, the Pakistani record industry was more focused on releasing \"filmi\" music, which had just started to incorporate the electric guitar and electric sitar. Pakistan's musical revolution ended in June 1977 after a coup d'état and the establishment of a pure Islamic state governed by Sharia law. This marked the end of the \"Swinging '70s\" in Pakistan as night clubs and alcohol were banned throughout the country. Television and cinema, as well as popular music, were now subjected to government censorship. After the clamp-down, many Pakistani musicians left the country and moved to America, Canada and England. The audio quality here is top notch, sourced straight from the original EMI Pakistan masters. This CD comes in a digipak with superb photos of the musicians and extended liner notes by compiler Stuart Ellis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Panthers - Malkaus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mods - Spring Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bugs - Theme from \"Do Raha\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blue Birds - Hussani Lal Qalander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSohail Rana - the Khyber Twist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNisar Bazmi - Aesi Chal Main\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Abstracts - Mahiya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fore Thoughts - the Boat Man's Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Panthers - Simmi Dance 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Aay Jays - Lal Qalandar Lal 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mods - Bondure 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Panthers - Bhairvi 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Abstracts - Sindhi Bhairvin 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fore Thoughts - Shahbaz Qalander 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Aay Jays - Mirza Ki Dhun 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mods - Garba Dance 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNisar Bazmi - Pyar Ki Ik Naee 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Aay Jays - the Aay Jays Theme 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Abstracts - Lotus Flower 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Panthers - Khatak Dance 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fore Thoughts - Jungee 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blue Birds - Sun We Bilou Akh Waliya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 843563121542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sublime Frequencies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.25.19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52199798702311,"sku":"153796","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.triathletestore.com\/products\/pakistan-various-pakistan-folk-and-pop-instrumentals-1966-1976-cd","provider":"Triathlete Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}