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April episode out in April! New horizons with old features, new features with old sounds and a WHOLE lot of Coke Studio!

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Intro, post Ramadan releases and collaborative playlists
03:24 Aleem expands his scope! Our Tortured Poet’s Department king!
07:49 Faris Shafi - the pedestal he is put on and why it’s likely justified
14:59 Pet Peeve: putting “the band” next to band names, why!
19:22 Music economics - is rock just more expensive to pursue vs hiphop in Pakistan?
22:55 How are we supposed to feel about Imran Khan’s new music
25:18 Kaavish is back back??
Coke Studio Season 15
29:36 The boycott conversation
40:32 Ayi Ayi - Spotlight on Sindh, comparisons with Kana Yaar, Pasoori and the past
53:11 How are people getting on Coke Studio? New vs famous vs relevant names
57:47 2AM - trying to figure out how it was put together, the appeals people found in it
1:06:41 Crazy sets, how the BTSs differ, summarising thoughts
1:12:56 Talking numbers, marketing approach, react videos etc

1:18:28 Outro

LINKS:
Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/
The Apr'24 Select Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Tnp5oioZ6JyHOnn0nAMnb

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!

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Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper
Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar
Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan


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Zeerak really came prepared for this one, and my cat yelled the whole time.

Things discussed in this episode:




00:00 Talking about Hamnawa scheduling, and do artists still take a break for Ramadan?

08:02 “Landa Bazaar” by Oyye Harry - Are fewer people doing comedic music in this generation?

14:27 Does Pakistan just not have the space for political/comedic music these days?

20:01 “Jogi” by Maanu & Talal Qureshi - good vocals are hit makers in Pk, why add effects?

25:24 Pameer Yousafzai, another awesome talent from the North West!

30:19 “Koyal” by Nirmal Maghani - is this today’s Semi Classical genre?

40:25 “Wake Me Up” by AleemRK & Jokhay, constant growth, Pakistan vs India infrastructure

48:19 Outro


LINKS:
Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/
The Mar'24 Select Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NFLGxvTS5EGY7lYr5cVz2

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...
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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




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Oh my god!

Things discussed in this episode:

00:00 Rizwan fans, elections, hair therapy
09:26 Back in my day…, boycotts, the danger of Arabic in Pakistan
13:59 Election talks why not, people and their opinions, woke woker wokest
23:25 Nothing can be fixed so stop having hope - The Chalant Opinion
30:58 Betrayers R Us

AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
36:45 “Lahore has bad food, why?”- reasons, airpods, Karachi food also bad??
47:37 What does Rizwan think about Ranbir’s movie ‘Animal’?
51:30 Boxers or briefs?
55:38 “Why is Lahore a shithole?”- Rizwan being put on the spot by the audience
1:03:10 Biwis and rizq - The Chalant Opinion

1:13:30 Dune interval
1:14:45 Rizwan’s got supernatural stuff happening again in the house!


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...
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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




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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


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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




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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




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