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Pursuing music rather than promotion, Majeed had done little to push the jazz album until a BBC interview propelled it into the charts 10 days ago. Then he pointed to a new fridge, DVD player and wooden bed. Hundreds of musicians, employed to record film scores, lost their jobs and went on to ply less lyrical trades: Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. In the beginning, rival musicians competed ferociously against one another, Majeed recalled. The rich strains of eastern music have for centuries wafted across the rooftops of old Lahore. Under a cloud of growing conservatism, some Sachal musicians said they dared not practise at home, fearing they could offend pious neighbours.

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The album, which includes versions of The Girl from Ipanema, Misty and Desafinado, reached the top 10 in both countries.

Few knew much about jazz before. Then he pointed to a new fridge, DVD ogchestra and wooden bed. The inspiration behind the Sachal Jazz Ensemble and a wider Sachal project is London- based businessman-turned-studio boss Izzat Majeed.

Now you might hear something new: The Sachal Studios Orchestra has captured imaginations with a cover of Dave Brubeck's Take Five blending sweeping classical violins with sitars, tablas and other eastern instruments.

Blended with these south Asian instruments are sweeping classical violins and bursts of western drum, guitar and bass to create a scintillating hybrid, a reminder that the boundaries of jazz remain hard to define.

The confidence boost is urgently needed.

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Srudios Five - sm Single: And God bless Majeed sahib. Such high hopes, and the Buena Vista comparisons, may be difficult to live up to; Majeed worries his musicians will not even get visas to leave Pakistan. Please download one of our supported browsers. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud.

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Although named after a Sufi poet, krchestra hasn't always been harmonious at Sachal studios. Jazz South and Central Asia news. The project is the brainchild of Izzat Majeed, a millionaire philanthropist based in London. Now success has brought fresh hope. At his home — a cramped two-room dwelling he shares with his wife, daughter and ailing year-old mother — he lovingly lifted his cloth-wrapped violin from a case on the shelf.

Pursuing music rather than promotion, Majeed had done little to push the jazz album until sachaal BBC interview propelled it into the charts 10 days ago. Order by newest oldest recommendations.

As the son of a hobbyist film producer, Majeed felt the loss personally. But a second album is already in the works.

Jazz album by Pakistan music veterans storms western charts

Hundreds of musicians, employed to record film scores, lost their jobs and went on to ply less lyrical trades: Foreign travel is difficult and at home extremist violence has made concerts rare. Loading comments… Trouble loading? The rich strains of eastern music have for centuries wafted across the rooftops of old Lahore. Desafinado - sm Album: Pakistan's classical music scene was decimated in the s, he said, when the dictator General Zia-ul-Haq crushed the local film industry, known as Lollywood.

The film industry died, television was taken over by primitive authoritarian entities, and our great musicians were left without patronage.

Several hundred musicians, employed to record film scores, lost their jobs. So is growing conservatism — some Sachal musicians said they dared not practise at home, fearing they could offend pious neighbours. Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer.

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Sachal Jazz Orchestra Drawing on influences from Lahore to New York, the Ensemble presents innovative jazz and bossa nova standards from their recent album that has captured musical imaginations with a flood of internet hits. In the beginning, rival musicians competed ferociously against one another, Majeed recalled. Show 25 25 50 All.