Raeth disappoints with 'Tumharey Liye'   After the monumental success of their debut single, 'Bhula Do' and self-titled album, Raeth is back with another video, 'Tumharey Liye'. Unfortunately, neither the video nor the song is good. Wajhi Farooqi as a vocalist sounds quite out of sync with this track. Other than bad vocals, one gets a feeling that Wajhi is (un) consciously trying to sound like Atif Aslam. The video for this song was shot in India and even though, it is technically superior than 'Bhula Do', it is simply bad. On one hand is the band performing and on the other hand is this girl, dancing in the rain and strumming a guitar. It's all quite filmi. There is no harm in a girl-boy love theme video but it all  depends on the presentation with which this concept is presented. In Raeth's case, the presentation remains the same ol' and it doesn't work. Commercially speaking, this video has been doing well and the way Raeth is going, they just might be the next Jal. Our advice to the band would be trying practicing more and draw less inspiration from corny Indian films!       Musicians rock Karachi     2006 was a witness to some phenomenal concerts. Last year marked Overload's first major show in Karachi, which opened to a packed house. 2006 saw Mekaal Hasan Band perform on a consistent basis. Aaroh, who have recently released their second album, Raag Neela have also performed consistently and this is one band that has improved with every performance. But the biggest performer has been Ali Azmat. The man along with his new live band comprising of guitar virtuoso Ziyyad Gulzar did more than 50 shows, just in Pakistan. Ali was also featured in the UROCK gig that took place recently at the PAF Museum and performed to a packed house. This concert also marked the entry of Call to Karachi and they turned out to be the biggest crowd pullers that night. Now that Ali Zafar and Atif Aslam are back with new albums, one will hopefully witness more concerts in the coming months. And here's hoping that 2007 will mark concerts from new entry such as Roxen, Siege, Arieb Azhar and Sajid and Zeeshan!    Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to feature local talent?   The music based show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, now running in its 11th year may feature Pakistani contestants early next year. The show that takes place in India has contestants coming in from all over India. In the past few years, this show has been taken to countries like USA and UAE among many others. After the success of its first Middle East Challenge, TV executives have decided to make a second season. Other than featuring contestants from Oman, Bahrain and Qatar, they also want people from Pakistan to participate. In all probability, the show will be shot in Dubai but contestants will be flown in from Pakistan, if they get selected. 32 contestants will be finalised from five countries. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the longest running music competition TV show in the history of television. Names like Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala – who are now huge in Bollywood first found success through this show. Considering that the viewership that ranges somewhere in between 300 and 350 million people worldwide, it would be a great opportunity for talent discovery of Pakistan. So, watch out for auditioning dates.   Asha Bhosle and friends – an interesting album   If any vocalist knows how to sell music, it is Asha Bhosle. Her team up with boy band Code Red in 1997 put her on the international music front. Her latest collaboration, however, remains the biggest to date. Asha's latest pop album, Asha and Friends Volume 1 features many guest vocalists, including Bollywood stars Urmila Matondkar and Sanjay Dutt. The most interesting voice on the album, however, belongs to Australian bowler, Brett Lee. So far, two videos from the album are out. And both tracks are just a lot of fun. The sound is very contemporary and a little hip-hopish. Where the video for 'Aapke Dil Mein' is a simple performance video with Sanju Baba and Asha recording and dancing in a studio, it is the video for 'Haan Main Tumhara Hoon' featuring Brett Lee on guest vocals that deserves a watch. One and only reason is Brett Lee. Not only is his voice good, but if you want to see him try his hand at Hindi, than this is a must video to catch. Brett Lee has never looked this cute before!