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Celebrity playlist this week
It's amazing that our celebrities have such a diverse taste in music. From chartbusters to classical music, their playlist depict their moods. Instep takes you on a trip into their world of music...

Rizwan Beyg Designer

"I'm listening to some qawwalis by Manzoor Niazi and Fareed Ayaz. And I sometimes listen to some Indian songs by AR Rahman, which have a sufi touch."

Fareed Ayaz hails from a prestigious qawwal gharana and is an accomplished singer in classical and traditional music. Over the years, Fareed's troupe has performed on both national and international grounds - UK, USA, Germany, Nepal, Italy, Austria, Indian, Egypt, Turkey and the UAE whereas Manzoor Niazi is also a renowned qawwali singer.

Indian composer A.R. Rehman has produced many award-winning albums such as the soundtracks of Dil Se, Rang De Basanti and Taal to name a few. A.R. Rahman has won two Oscars, one BAFTA and one Golden Globe award for his work on Slumdog Millionaire.

Shehzad Roy Musician

"I really haven't been listening to a lot of music - I've been touring Multan and Hyderabad. The only songs I've heard recently are from Maroon 5's latest album It Won't Be Soon Before Long, and I'd never heard Maroon 5 before but somebody introduced them to me recently and played the album on repeat. The song that I do remember is 'If I Never See Your Face Again.'

Shehzad is slated to release his next video 'Qismat Apney Haat Mein' within a month, the follow-up to the highly successful tongue-in-cheek video for 'Laga Reh'. 'Qismat..' will also see Shehzad teaming up with director Ahsan Rahim again.
'If I Never See Your Face Again' saw Maroon 5 collaborating with the hit pop star Rihanna on its remix. Rihanna said she was "honoured" to be approached by Maroon 5, one of her favorite bands, had always wanted to work with them.

Rohail Hyatt Musician / Producer

"I'm listening to all the acts rehearsing for Coke Studio! That's all the music in my life these days! Before this, I was listening to a raag by Rashid Khan called 'Raag Malkauns' and Diana Krall…just very boring stuff, really!"

Rohail Hyatt's second season of Coke Studio is definitely what we're waiting to see in action, and one waits in anticipation to hear what acts have been signed on to be part of the show this year.

Last year's edition saw acts such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Strings, Ali Azmat and Ali Zafar perform and we wonder who will top those acts this year.

Faakhir Musician

"I've been listening to Coldplay. Not one particular album but a lot of their records. I really like their single, 'Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends.' But my all time favourite Coldplay song is 'Fix You' off their record X & Y."

British rock band Coldplay has four albums to their credit. The single 'Fix You' from their album X&Y is one of their most famous tunes to date.

Their last studio album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends received positive reviews from critics around the world. Earlier this month, Coldplay three Grammy awards for Best Rock Album for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Song of the Year and Best Vocal Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for 'Viva la Vida'.

Zulfi Musician

"I'm listening to a lot of pop and rock music. The three songs that I'm constantly listening to include 'Unwell' by Matchbox Twenty, 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's and 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi' off Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na soundtrack."

'Unwell' is off Matchbox Twenty's album, Mad Season. The hit tune won the band a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Group with Vocal.

'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi' is from the soundtrack of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, which released last year. The song was composed by music director AR Rahman.

'Hey There Delilah' remains the biggest hit scored by Plain White T's and also got two Grammy Award nominations in the Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal category.

Nomi Ansari Designer

"These days, I'm not listening to anything particular. I'm listening to Rahat Fateh Ali because I'm not in a hyper mood these days. And if I am, I listen to Ali Azmat! I also like 'Mahi' from Raaz 2. I like one of the songs in Luck By Chance; it's called 'Sapno'. I've got the weirdest music collection ever. It ranges from Jennifer Lopez to R&B and all sorts of music."

The nephew of late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a highly accomplished singer. Last year he released his debut solo album, Charkha, which was produced by Rohail Hyatt and Faisal Rafi.

'Mahi' from Emraan Hashmi's latest flick, Raaz 2, has two versions to it, the rock version and the pop one. Both are equally catchy and as haunting as the film, which is a must see for all horror movie buffs. Together with Raaz 2, Luck By Chance is also being played in local theatres.