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Getting in the month's episode just under the line. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro, Beard Review, Scheduling talk, how these episodes are created 08:15 Raf Saperra! 2000s UK Bhangra sound! Also shared cultures across borders 21:30 New Mooroo music, with Mekaal Hasan Band?! 31:48 Sindhi music on the playlist! “Wadiyon Wadiyon Galhyun” by Babar Mangi & Hasnain Samo 39:33 New musical direction by Faisal Kapadia, comparing with “Abyss” by HAVI & Hamza Ali 49:59 “Qasai” by Eva B & Mudassir Qureshi. Eva goes in hard! Also talking about “unique” demographic artists standing on their own merits 54:41 Mixed bag collective chat about the rest of the playlist & outro LINKS: Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ The Feb'24 Select Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AWcIwy0ozvMhmag80eIKp Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6NTk4Njg2MDE1L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihxe677uKCAxUMKcAKHQSxC8oQ9sEGegQIARAD Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

Oh my god we're back again. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro, Agile, Growth Mindset 01:51 2023 Going through Hamnawa 2023 Top 5s! 08:33 It’s only January, HOW are there already so many songs out! 13:53 “Mashoor” by Sheherazaad - So different! 18:29 Discussing diaspora perspectives vs Pakistani pop tastes 26:38 “Tu Hai Kahan'' by Aur feat Zayn Malik - how did this happen? Also, Ali saves Urdu online 33:20 Pakistani artists with fans outside the country - what should they do? 41:24 “Wehshi” by Salor, Ahsan, Arhum Sameed - How can we breakout hiphop styles in Pk? 46:58 Talking about songs people out of touch with the music scene can easily get into 51:39 Lightning round - Songs by Arif Lohar, Annural, Hasan Raheem, JJ and outro LINKS: Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ The Jan'24 Select Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4HrvKfmbYbM8nWFWzuy6GI Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6NTk4Njg2MDE1L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihxe677uKCAxUMKcAKHQSxC8oQ9sEGegQIARAD Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

The end of year Hamnawa Select playlist is out and with it we have the accompanying podcast! Talking about songs, industry changes, artist struggles and more. Each episode also has more and more bants thrown in that threaten to derail the whole thing so that's great too. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Old Talk, Lahore weather wedding wellness updates 09:55 Summarizing the big themes in Pakistani music in 2023; albums, labels, output 16:06 Is there more pressure on artists now to stay relevant in the age of social content and streaming?  24:25 “Manzil” by Awad, familiar production themes but stands out because of the lyrics 32:57 Independent artists collaborating with independent musicians feat Ali’s Uncle brain 41:00 “Nah Keh Diya” by Farasat Anees & Hareem Rashid - standout production, and talking about artists influencing next cycles quicker than before 48:44 “Midnight” by AleemRK & Jokhay - hardcore vibes, vitriol, massive numbers, the Mr Beast of karachi hip-hop 53:49 Rapid fire outro; Azan Sami Khan, Adnan Dhool’s water themed song, and other surprises! LINKS: Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6FNC7psiGhfdVh5keSeAu4 Hamnawa's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ ⁠Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

Late but not too late, the November Hamnawa Select playlist's accompanying podcast is here! Zeerak and I dive into Natasha Noorani's album, great talk about language and lyrics, JANI, Strings, Cricket and more! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro, timezones, revenge procrastination, end of year plans 03:59 Natasha Noorani’s “Ronaq” - constructing the album, subtle references, Zeerak’s linguistic contributions! 19:11 Speaker talk - if you’re into music “should” you get better hardware too? Tangent on defrauding swap systems 26:12 “Pinkman” by JANI - references! Also, so fun! 31:15 Umair’s production on “Lostalgia” with JANI, excellent work and high aspirations 37:18 Ali Pirzada - singer songwriter vibes, tongue in cheek yet considered lyricism 44:43 “Jaadu” by Faisal Kapadia - a vibe shift, and also a discussion on overused pop words and the wider linguistic contexts that might apply 51:43 Tangent on Bollywood connections in music, the bygone age of collaboration and the Strings Era 56:50 Zeerak’s experience with the 2024 Cricket World Cup, rollercoaster of sadness, watching Indian cricket with Indians 1:06:53 Outro LINKS: Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZQILwoaGdTFGg7RHJVKKE Hamnawa's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ ⁠Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

The October Hamnawa Select playlist is out and so the episode talking about it has to be out too! Talking about Talal Qureshi & JANI's new albums, albums in general, how perception can affect artists more than listenership, old people trying new things and more! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Pets, pests and other problems 04:48 Why are people making albums again vs just releasing singles? 13:25 Album 1: Talal Qureshi’s ‘Turbo’ - multiple vocalists, yet still “Talal’s songs” 19:28 Album 2: JANI’s ‘Lostalgia’ - so many references! 26:56 Corporate money in Pakistani music: proven listenership vs perceived fame 35:21 Can you do without corporate money in the Pakistani music industry? 40:52 Are Zain/Zohaib bringing proper NFAK-esque qawwali into the modern age? 49:55 Ali is concerned about Javed Bashir 56:59 Outro LINKS:Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UVECmW7Wsgw9MGu42XnstHamnawa's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/⁠Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

Another Riverside production! This time with the Karachi Krew. Nazar brings some heat, Irfan makes a microphone, Kazi has a new chain and more! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Irfan vs microphones 06:17 Some more microphone randomness and Kazi has a chain 11:31 Standup comedy chat, hecklers at shows and in real life 20:55 Movie talk 25:10 Irfan lookalikes, randomness, talking about the World Cup 31:16 Irfan’s trip to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup 38:20 A long discussion on how “packaging” makes a huge difference in media earnings 1:04:07 Talking about Pakistanis bringing down ourselves, again 1:18:56 Miscellaneous stuff, Jordan Peterson, people famous for opinions and outro LINKS: Backward Point: https://www.youtube.com/@backwardpointpod Kazi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaziakber/ Irfan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irfanjunejo/ Nazar's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnazarsyed/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

New month new Hamnawa Select playlist! This time it is September (obv) and we also are using a new recording platform! Very excite. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro - we are all uncles, we’re using a new platform 05:30 How does Zeerak feel about the latest release, also I try and sell him audio equipment 10:52 “Asal G” by Seedhe Maut, Faris Shafi, Talal Qureshi - crossborder hiphop collabs 15:06 Talking about the value of dedicated producers in the music scene 18:17 Is Pakistani music “behind” global markets? 20:45 “Mera Sawera” by Shae Gill - how is this new but sounds so established? Does that mean it’s stale and Pakistani music actually is growing slower than it should? 32:25 “Raat Bhar” by Ali Sethi & JC Cassis - this also sounds like the 2010s, and that makes sense 37:59 “Dil Meray” by Amna Riaz - how many songs “should” an artist put out? 47:17 Artists optimising releases and production based on their main publishing medium 54:44 Wrapping up with other notable mentions from this playlist LINKS: Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2dRESy2ojfH9HNTpd6Fse3 Hamnawa's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/⁠ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

Thanks for sticking around.Things discussed in this episode:00:00 We aren’t psychopaths getting mad at recipes drinking Lahore’s tap water11:44 Rizwan’s quick Asia Cup update15:28 SRK’s Jawan - full hyped review22:11 SRK’s Jawan - FULL SPOILERTASTIC synopsis29:22 Sarkhail’s quick Asia Cup and Change of Pace update34:50 Sarkhail doctor said he doesn’t breathe good42:18 We get to episode 200 and Sarkhail introduces a brand new mispronunciation46:19 Rizwan’s immune system has mould51:38 Current affairs on the internet57:34 Chalant News Network addresses how to solve Pakistan’s current crisisSupport the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

The Hamnawa Select playlist for August 2023 is out now! Head over to it at the link below and then come back and check out our breakdown of some of the most interesting songs that featured! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Back after Muharram, taking stock of the past few months 03:26 “Pardesi” by Shamoon - is Shamoon now a ‘senior’ pop star? 12:02 “Khabardaar” by Hashim Nawaz, Mustafa Kamal & Umair - Pushtu bangers continue 20:50 Doodh Patti & Payam Mashrequi - a new outfit we’ve come across with a familiar sound 26:40 Interlude on artistic skills vs editorial skills 28:58 “Parday” by Alemam Elghandour - Pakistani Egyptian artist bringing disco back 33:37 “Faasle” by Kaavish - Kaavish is back? Were they ever away though 38:04 Talking about Roxen then Sergey Brin then AI then algebra then accounting 46:45 Outro LINKS: Link to playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59ZeN4sM4WfHRzM0oxpASD Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

A lot happened. Don't bother with the description just jump on in. Don't ask about what's been bleeped either. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Starting off with some toxicity 04:39 Oh great Nazar woke up in time Nazar Life Recap 08:39 Huge news 13:39 Nazar gets triple-packed 22:30 SILLINESS INTERLUDE 24:42 How they hustled their way into podcasting at the GT20 30:37 Getting access to key people in the Pakistani cricket scene as guests 35:36 The cricket pod goes viral in an unexpected manner 44:49 The aftermath of their episodes doing crazy numbers 48:56 INTERLUDE about maybe us doing livestreams 54:00 What does the BackwardPoint & VaguelyFamiliar future look like 59:15 Kazi’s podcast, Irfan’s Broadcast 1:04:42 Our current relationship with Twitter and algorithmic content rotting brains 1:11:12 Fitness and some other stuff about self 1:18:24 Nazar asks a serious question, gets roasted for unrelated madness 1:22:43 Nazar’s Karachi reality check this time around 1:26:33 Talking about The Ideal Immigrant and what we wish could change 1:35:58 Ali went to Saudi Arabia 1:39:23 Irfan’s Outro LINKS: Backward Point: https://www.youtube.com/@backwardpointpod Kazi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaziakber/ Irfan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irfanjunejo/ Nazar's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mnazarsyed/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

For a while I've wanted to get a doctor on the show who's working on the ground in Pakistan. Luckily we were able to find Wajahat who is in the emergency med field no less. We talk about the crazy situations he faces on a daily basis, the journey to getting here, the tough present scenarios and perhaps even tougher future, and more. Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Why did Wajahat become a doctor? 03:39 The process of becoming a doctor, and his insane first day at Jinnah Hospital 14:20 Moving from a small town to Karachi, dealing with the craziness of a megacity 24:23 Life after house job - how he got into Emergency Medicine 29:45 The struggles of finding a job as a doctor in Pakistan 37:27 How can an individual doctor counter patients full of misinformation? 42:38 What sort of cases does he see as an Emergency Medicine doctor in Karachi? 49:12 The health crises created by Pakistan’s economic spiral 53:46 The mental toll of working in this field in this city in this country 59:26 New doctors staying in Pakistan vs going abroad 1:05:20 Private clinics on every corner, govt run hospitals with ghost employees 1:09:30 Trying to summarise his experiences and the country’s situation 1:12:32 Outro LINKS: Wajahat's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imwajahatkhan/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support

Shehzil Malik is on the show! We talk about so many things. Art, feminism, living in Pakistan and then not living in Pakistan and doing that again, Ms Marvel, the value of art in Pakistan and so many things! She's great! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Why is she in Berlin & European lifestyle culture shock & western problems seem like nothing but are valid & what is her fellowship about? 10:09 How it started - early life, getting into art, Fulbright scholarship and coming back to Pakistan 15:56 How her art started to take on decidedly political angle, working with NGOs in Pakistan 20:50 Returning to Pakistan and taking on feminist themes in her work, Aurat March and public/internet discourse around the issues 30:19 Trying to figure out how aware people are in Pakistan of why feminist issues are universal causes 38:33 Does she feel creating art about such heavy issues limited her from exploring other themes? 44:50 What is the value of art in Pakistan among the general public? Also how there is art deeply embedded in daily life but not recognized as such. 56:01 Are Pakistanis generally just more self critical and almost self loathing vs other nations? 1:03:21 Interlude about language, accents, and colonial hangovers 1:07:52 Ms Marvel! - but then distracted by my hotel room 1:11:32 Back to Ms Marvel, and also does Shehzil feel like she’s an established artist?Also, what do the next few years look like careerwise? 1:17:53 Talking about Jinn Stories! 1:24:19 How the simplest of issues like public safety and freedom of movement might be the most pervasive “feminist but actually basic human rights” issues in Pakistan 1:33:00 Chaotic outro LINKS: Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shehzilm/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tprpod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tprpod/support