Pod#203 - Hamnawa's October Playlist - Albums are back! and other RANTS

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: Instagram: ⁠ the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon ( or send a one-off token on Ko-fi ( Find all our previous episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify & Apple Podcasts and

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This episode is 00:58:16 long.

This episode was published on Oct 23, 2023.

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