MUSIC DELIGHTS
A mystical journey of classical rhythms with an exquisite blend of pop rock beats, STRINGS from Pakistan talks to TULIP while the band was in town for a concert. Here’s an excerpt from the chat with the duo singers!
Live in concert at B & C was overwhelming. Everyone loved the video and thought it was very inspiring. We just wanted to let the anger out of our system but in a constructive way.
Bilal Maqsood & Faisal Kapadia How do you feel about STRINGS coming back to Hyderabad? We are really excited to come back. Hyderabad is very homely to us and very similar to Pakistan. Insha Allah we’re performing the 7th or 8th time in Hyderabad. We always come back with energized and full of fresh ideas. In India, Bollywood dominates the music scene. How did you manage to carve a niche for yourself in this scenario? Strings is the music which fills in the gaps between the western and Bollywood music both. That’s all I can say! ‘Durr’ and ‘Dhaani’ were very famous albums even beyond the front, since they were released. What’s the journey been like since then? It was great! They were actually no expectations while releasing these two albums. Thankfully people loved it all around the world. The most important news was that we got a large number of fans from all the major cities that see Strings from different light. How was your latest song and video ‘’Ab Khud Kuch Kerna Paray Ga’’ received? As much as we wanted to record and release the song, we were equally unsure about the response it would receive (Laughs) it
What’s next for Strings, do we get to see you more in Bollywood? Hopefully! This year we shall be doing something more interesting. Strings had performed a number of charity concerts recently. What was the band’s motivation behind the move? Yes. Ofcourse! We have been blessed by the grace of God. Strings have been around for a long time. We believe that society has given us a lot and it’s important to give it back too. (Laughs). It might sound a little selfish but it’s true. Define Strings in three words. Consistency. Simplicity. Music from heart. ‘’String is the String between India and Pakistan’’ Would you like to talk a little about that? Music plays a very important role and we as Strings are also very important. When we come here to perform we interact with a large number of crowds and after we go back to Pakistan we take back the good memories with us and share it all with the people there. So they get really happy listening to us and knowing the reality, that’s not shown on television. Strings is actually connecting both the countries. On Hyderabad We have always enjoyed a massive fan base in Hyderabad. The Hyderabadi audiences are really awesome and we love to perform here always! MARCH 01-15, 2011 TULIP 15