# Folk & Film Music of Pakistan

> Ensemble, 2017. By Mekaal Hasan.

An acoustic release by the Mekaal Hasan Folk Ensemble, released on DFS Records on 8 August 2017 and connected to his score for Theatre Wallay's Urdu The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare's Globe. Classic film songs and work songs from Pakistan's heartlands in four medleys, between two versions of the national anthem. The regional-styles anthem began as an impromptu jam during rehearsals in Karachi in 2015 and was recorded on location at Mad School, Karachi; the rest was recorded live at Digital Fidelity Studios.

## Tracks

1. Pakistan National Anthem, regional styles version
2. Medley of Folk & Film Music 1
3. Medley of Folk & Film Music 2
4. Medley of Folk & Film Music 3
5. Medley of Folk & Film Music 4
6. Pakistan National Anthem, folk version

## Musicians and credits

Mohammad Ahsan Papu (flute), Amir Azhar (steel-string acoustic guitar, mandolin, rabab), Mekaal Hasan (nylon-string guitar), Zohaib Hassan (sarangi), Rakae Jamil (sitar), Babar Khanna (dholak). Co-mixed and mastered by Mekaal Hasan and Syed Fahad Ali Bukhari.

Listen in full on the site: https://mekaalhasan.com/music/folk-and-film

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