Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Abbasi—whose earlier releases paint him as a swinging modernist in the John Scofield mode—was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Snake Charmer, the band, pays tribute to its leader’s roots in several different ways. The South Asian influences are reflected in more than Abbasi’s occasional use of the electric sitar: his wife, Ontario-raised Kiran Ahluwalia, brings her …

From being heralded as Asia’s biggest rock act that redefined Sufi rock, Junoon has come a long way. The band that was applauded by U2’s Bono for their efforts at propagating world peace, is finally taking a break, what with all its members concentrating on their solo careers. Salman Ahmed shifted base to USA as …