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Celebrity
playlist this week
It isn't surprising that our celebrities have such a diverse taste
in music, they are so diverse themselves. From chartbusters to obscure
music, their playlists depict their moods. Instep takes you to a trip
to their world of music... |
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Feeha
Jamshed Designer (Teejays) |
"I'm
listening to Kings of Leon." The songs? "'Sex on
fire', 'Use Somebody', 'Fans' and 'Manhattan'. I'm also listening
to a European band called Unicorns. Zeb and Haniya as well,
I love them! I like Sajid and Zeeshan as well, their new song
'Lambay' is so good! I'm also listening to the Radiohead album
In Rainbows.
Red Hot Chili Peppers is my all time favourite. I also like
co-VEN and Mauj. And Ali Azmat's Klashinfolk album is really
good!"
Feeha
seems to be completely up-to-date with the Pakistani music
industry! In our brief discussion, she lamented the non-availability
of Sajid and Zeeshan's debut record, hoped to see Arooj Aftab
returning and making music, as well as professed her liking
for the new co-VEN track 'Ready to Die' and Laal's 'Mainay
Uss Se Yeh Kaha'. Dare we hope to see a Pakistani edition
of Fashion Rocks? |
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Adnan
Malik VJ/Model |
"I'm
listening to Beirut, Amadou Mariam, Hercules and the Love
Affair and Sigur Ros - I've been listening to Sigur Ros since
my trip to New York. Their music is atmospheric.
I listen to electronic or progressive rock. I'm listening
to and watching a lot of Coke Studio from last year - the
stuff that has been remixed."
The
disc revolutionary Hercules and the Love Affair have come
out with hit tracks like 'Blind' and 'You Belong', which are
disco, dance punk and house combined in a single disc. Their
self-titled album was a critical success and reached the list
of the top forty albums in many countries. Beirut, on the
flip side, combines western pop music with folk and elements
of eastern European music, with catchy tunes like 'The Flying
Club Cup', 'A Sunday Smile', 'Postcards From Italy' and 'The
Gulag Orkestar'. |
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Maria
Wasti Actress |
"Eva
Cassidy! I am listening to Eva Cassidy's album these days
and 'Fields of Gold' is my favourite from her album, Live
at Blues Alley. Though, her other tunes are as good on the
ears, I am simply in love with the single 'Fields of Gold."
Eva Marie
Cassidy was an American vocalist known for her interpretations
of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. Eva's
cover of Sting's 'Fields of Gold' brought new life into the
song with her soul-stirring vocals. The song was the first
of Eva's recordings to get much radio airplay - and the record
company sent shiny gold CDs to radio stations with accompanying
marketing materials proclaiming "you'll remember the
first time you heard Eva Cassidy". Well, their claim
sure proved to be right in Maria's case. |
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Mikaal
Zulfikar Model/Actor |
"'Aap
Ki Yaad' by Ahmad Jahanzeb and 'Could You Be Loved' by Bob
Marley are my favourite these days. Ahmad Jahanzeb has got
a beautiful voice and has been my all time favourite while
no one can match Bob Marley's soulful vocals. These two songs
are constantly playing in my iPod for quite some time now."
'Aap Ki
Yaad' was Ahmad Jahanzeb's second biggest hit 'Aap Ki Yaad'
after the singer released his debut single, 'Ek Baar Kaho'.
The song was featured on his debut album Parastish that was
one of the most popular albums in the year of its release.
'Could You Be Loved' was released in 1980 on Bob Marley and
the Wailers' last album Uprising and is also on their greatest
hits album Legend. The song also made it to the soundtrack
of the Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore film 50 First Dates. |
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Maheen
Karim Designer |
"I
am really really into 'Desi Girl' these days. It's one tune
that just catches and stays with you. Besides that, I am really
hooked onto Estelle's 'American Boy' as well. These two songs
are my recent picks from the music scene."
Looks
like 'Desi Girl' fever hasn't ended as yet. This addictive
dance track from 2008's blockbuster film Dostana was a hot
favourite for the wedding season and can still be heard everywhere.
'American Boy' is the second
single from the album Shine
by English hip-hop singer
Estelle and features American rapper Kanye West. 'American
Boy' was the first international success from Estelle. |
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Abbas
Premjee Musician |
"I'm
not listening to anything new. It's the same old stuff. I'm
listening to this album called The Enchantment. I've been
listening to Chick Corea and Bela Fleck. Chick Corea has teamed
up with banjo player Bela Fleck and their music is very different
and unique."
Two of
the most renowned jazz and fusion oriented singers; fusion
pianist Chick Corea and banjo player Bela Fleck have combined
their talents for album The Enchantment. Bela Fleck blends
jazz, classical and even folk into a single disc whereas the
jazz-fusion keyboardist of the modern era, Chick Corea develops
a style that pushes Bela Fleck's percussive capabilities to
the limit. |
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