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28th October -2007 |
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24th October -2006 |
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1st January -2006 |
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23rd-May-2004 |
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The concept is
about a person who is not normal by regular
society's standards. The director chose to exemplify
the character's unique nature/gifts by giving
him a globe covered with newspapers as part
of his head. This contraption literally sets
him apart and the video is about how individuals
who are unique are treated by 'normal' society.
The newspapers are indicative of how any person
is flooded with the media telling us what is
good or bad and what is acceptable or unacceptable.
The character goes through four or five different
actions wherein he attempts to adapt to normal
everyday experiences,yet at each attempt he
is left bewildered and hopelessly out of place.
His ultimate resolution is to take the newspapers,
make paper planes of them and throw them away,because
to him the messages they are sending are irrelevant,
since any individual has to find the truth of
their existance for themselves and not rely
on other sources to tell them well them what
they are or not and what they should be or not.
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19th-December-2003 |
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NPR (National Public Radio) one of the biggest American radio stations of America has interviewed Mekaal Hasan and talked on various unconventional subjects including Mekaal’s personal journey with respect to the current situation of Pakistan.
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7th-February-2009 |
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This track is
from Mekaal's solo album Square One. Fahad Khan
plays drums on this live track while Salman
Albert is on rhythm guitar. The solos on this
song are truly remarkable! Recorded live at
the Alhamra Cultural Complex Hall #1 on July
27 2003 |
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25th-December-2003 |
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Recorded live at the Alhamra Cultural Complex Hall #1 on July
272003.
Band lineup
Guitar: Mekaal
Hasan
Bass: Sameer Ahmed
Vocals: Javed Bashir
Keyboards: Farhan Albert
Drums: Salman Albert
Flute: Pappu
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13th-December-2003 |
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Recorded live at the Alhamra Cultural Complex
Hall 1 on July 27th....
Do let us know what you think of this live version
and the new MHB vocalist Javed Bashir!!
The band for this show....
Vocals: Javed Bashir
Bass: Sameer Ahmed
Guitar: Mekaal Hasan
Flute: Pappu
Rhythm Guitar: Jamal Mustafa, Salman Albert(Dreamscape
only)
Keyboards: Farhan Albert
Drums: Salman Albert, Fahad Khan(Dreamscape
only)
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29th-November-2003 |
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This was one of the early tunes written in '96 by Mekaal
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this is just about the only place that u will
be able to get your hands on it.
The line up on this track is...
Mekaal Hasan- Guitars, Keyboards and Composition
Fahd Khan- Drums
Mohd. Ali Jafri- Bass
Mekaal's comments on this tune "It was written
to get the guys in shape, in terms of dealing
with complex sections and drastic tempo changes.
The guys pretty much tracked it in one go,so
there was not a lot of punching in or anything
like that. The tune itself is a real blast,having
a lot of time changes and loads of sections,which
ofcourse kept everyone on their toes because
we had to learn all the parts in order to play
this tune with any confidence!"
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16th-August-2003 |
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Another exclusive
online track that wont be on the Square One
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13th-July-2003 |
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This was the first
tune written by mekaal when he returned from
Berklee-as such it was a new experience and
it was the first time that he experimented with
different tones, arrangements and production
tools.
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2nd-March-2003 |
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Fall from Grace is a song written about the loss of innocence
and naivete and the yearning to regain the peace
that goes with such a loss.
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3rd-Febuary-2003 |
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Pantagruel was based on the giant by the same name, and how
something that is so big can easily be hurt.
The massiveness of someone/something, whether
it is big physically or is big in terms of social
stature or is large hearted does not mean that
the person or being cannot be susceptible to
pain which can be inflicted by small issues
or things. This tune also deals with anger and
how one's mind can lead you to the point of
insanity if you let your negative side pull
you down just a bit too much.
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2nd-January-2003 |
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Recorded live at Government College
University, Lahore on 17th March '07 |
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4th April -2007 |
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Recorded live at Government College
University, Lahore on 17th March '07 |
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4th April -2007 |
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3rd-Jamuary-2006 |
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This video shows
the band jamming on the instrumental Late Moon
.This clip was recorded on Mekaal's birthday
at 2am in the morning! Size: 30mb |
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27th-January-2004 |
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Ali Azmat, Gumby,
Farooq of Aaroh, Sohail Javed, Khalid Sadaf
and others comment on MHB's FTC performance.
This is a WMV file and requires the Windows Media Player. Size: 7mb |
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23rd-January-2004 |
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This exclusive
behind the scenes clip shows you what MHB has
to go through during sound check before a show.
This clip features Gumby on drums. |
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19th-January-2004 |
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| Eye of the Storm
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by Qasim
A. Moini |
Dawn |
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Mekaal
Hasan's guitar playing is both delicate and
ferocious in the same breath. The dream of every
player is to make their instrument talk, and
Mekaal has largely succeeded in making his axe
cry, wail and holler with joy, along with an
assortment of other emotions. [More] |
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18th-July-2004 |
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| MHB-Sampooran
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by Omeir
Qazi |
BandBaja |
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I soon realized that writing the review for “Sampooran” would
be a rather spontaneous process because of the
music’s deep connection from my spiritual self.
This holds true for every powerful piece of
art which grips oneself from within and elevates
them to an indiscernible yet emotionally blissful
state. [More] |
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8th-March-2004 |
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| Sampooran-ification at M-Live
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by Samreen
Qureshi
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BandBaja |
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The breeze-nipping, chilly Karachi-night
of January 7th was geared up with the intoxicating
and adrenaline-rushed performance of the much-talked-about,
Mekaal Hasan Band (MHB). [ More]
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8th-March-2004 |
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Fire
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by Qasim
A. Moini |
Dawn |
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In a music market saturated by Channos, Preetos and Pappus,
Sampooran, the Mekaal Hasan Band's (MHB) debut
record, crashes through with remarkable precision
and unmistakable passion. It is a deep, intense
album drenched in emotional, spiritual tones,
which aims to re invent the lexicon of eastern
classical-western rock fusion. [More] |
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7th-Febuary-2004 |
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Art at Last!
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by Nadeem
Farooq Paracha |
The News
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Coming from seasoned jazz men and classical artists Sampooran
builds in various styles and keeps the music
interesting.[More]
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25th-January-2004 |
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Mekaal Hasan
Band eyes bigger stage |
by Mateen
Kaul |
Daily Times
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The name is familiar, the image iconic.
With his dark curly locks and contorted expression
as he fingers his guitar, Mekaal Hasan looks
every bit the musician. [More]
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15th-January-2004 |
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Sampooran
The Album Review |
by Tahir
Hashmi |
Pak Manzil
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I was never excited for any album more than this. Yes Sampooran
is out. The moment I was waiting for so long.
Below are my views about this remarkable album
from the remarkable band. [More]
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12th-January-2004 |
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Let's Get
Serious |
by Rohail
Khan |
BandBaja |
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Anyone who is involved in the music scene in Pakistan on a
somewhat professional level respects (and fears)
Mekaal Hasan. He is one of the very few academically
trained rock musicians around. [More] |
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17th-December-2003 |
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True Fusion |
by M.A.Qayyum |
The News |
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The Mekaal Hasan Band's preview concert in Lahore of numbers
from their soon-to-be-launched album -- Sampooran
-- a blend of Eastern Classical Vocals/ Western
Jazz and Rock, was promising. [More]
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10th-August-2003 |
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A Rousing
Performance |
by A. Mustafa |
Dawn |
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The Mekaal Hasan Band gave a rousing performance to a packed
and appreciative audience last Saturday at the
Alhamra.The band's new line-up led by ace guitarist
Mekaal Hasan help the audience spellbound in
a riveting 90 minute session in two parts. [More] |
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2nd-August-2003 |
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MHB back
with a bang |
by Mateen
Kaul |
Daily Times
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The Mekaal Hasan Band played their first concert for more than
a year on Sunday. It was worth the wait. [More]
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28th-July-2003 |
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