“This was the first Indian tour since the 26/11 attacks. It was a good ice-breaker.” – Faisal Kapadia Strings front man talks to Instep about touring India, the local concert circuit and the high of performing at the recently concluded Twenty20 match between Pakistan and New Zealand… Maheen Sabeeh Karachi
Before Jal’s tour of India, Strings were touring across the border and have returned home this week. “This was our first Indian tour since the 26/11 attacks. We performed in Delhi twice, once in Jaipur and once at Bangalore,” Faisal Kapadia told Instep in a telephonic conversation. The long-term consequences, as Faisal Kapadia (Strings front [...]
Inconcert: Passing on the torch (Dawn Images by Asif Khan
Strings fans could be seen in full force last Friday evening at the Royal Rodale Club in Karachi where Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood got off to a bumpy start amidst the muffled voices in the background. They belted out their first track of the evening, Humsafar, from their album Koi Aanay Wala Hai, which [...]
Paying tribute and doing it right Strings – ‘Titliyan’
Album: Koi Aanay Wala Hai Directed by: Soheb Akhtar The ‘Titliyan’ video is undoubtedly one of the most poignant videos to have been released this year. The song itself gained a new lease of life this summer via the reworked version for Coke Studio’s second season. But this newly released video will definitely compel fans [...]
Hotstepper of the week (The News)
Even though their album Koi Aanay Wala Hai released in early 2008, Strings have managed to keep themselves in the spotlight since then. Koi Aanay Wala Hai has become one of the best selling records in recent time. Strings produced a number of exceptional videos for it; including roping in John Abraham for the ‘Koi [...]
Fashion rocks!
ShowStoppers Fashion rocks! Strings put in a surprise appearance at the Veet Celebration of Beauty show Saba Imtiaz Karachi From a very personal perspective, I hate surprises. Particularly surprise phone calls, where you spend at least three agonizing minutes while the caller makes you guess his/her identity. Or surprise birthday parties, which are a pain [...]
“‘Titliyan’ video set to release after Eid.”
‘Koi Aanay Wala Hai’ had angels flying and beautiful skyscrapers, ‘Humsafar’ took Strings out to Moscow and carries a signature of mystery while ‘Jago’ shed light on the underdog and the vigour to fight back. Before these outstanding videos, there was ‘Aakhri Alvida’ which was shot on the sets of Shootout at Lokhandwala and ‘Yeh [...]
What’s the story, morning glory? Superstars Atif Aslam and Strings are collaborating for the first time…
BREAKING MUSIC What’s the story, morning glory? Superstars Atif Aslam and Strings are collaborating for the first time… Maheen Sabeeh, (Instep, The News) Karachi What’s cooking in the studio? One fine day, a picture leaked. It was one of those ordinary days when daily news drips of poison and pain. But then came a picture [...]
Strings Teams Up with Indian Ocean for Independence Celebration
Strings has recorded a ‘jugalbandi’ of sorts with Indian Ocean across the border, for a joint Independence Day programme to be aired on BBC Urdu and Hindi Services. Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsud have performed with Indian Ocean during their frequent trips to India, and were greeted warmly by Sushmit and Rahul who were glad [...]
Latest Interview with Strings from Pakistan Views
It is the return of the two infallible Pakistani musicians, Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia, collectively known as Strings. Their new album is even better than their previous outings and is already sizzling up the charts all over the sub-continent. Excerpts: You have released your new album, Koi Aanay Wala Hai, after a hiatus of [...]
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