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A Tribute to Mehdi Hasan Khan

Pakistan Chowk is pleased to collaborate with the STRUGGLE FOR SOCIETY ORGANIZATION/MUSICAL CORNER.PK for this tribute to the legend Mehdi Hasan. 
STRUGGLE FOR SOCIETY ORGANIZATION is a Karachi based non-profit organization established in 2014 in the Lyari Area. Their goal is a country without violence, conflict and peaceful social engagement of youth and community. PCCC is glad to be supporting their mission to empower Lyari's youth and community.

About the Artist:
Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Khan was born in Karachi and grew up in a family that has always been musically inclined. He started singing in the year 1974 and later took Music training under Pandit Prakash Poonawala and Muahammad Umar Baloch Gulimarwala. 

Tribute to Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan Khan was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. One of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing. He is famously known as the "King of Ghazal" or the "Shahanshah-e-Ghazal". Known for his "haunting" baritone voice, Mehdi Hassan is credited with bringing ghazal singing to a worldwide audience. Born to a musical family, he influenced generations of singers from diverse genres. He earned numerous awards and accolades in his career and remained a leading singer of Pakistani film industry.

A tribute will be held at PCCC, on Sunday, 9th September, 2018 from 3pm to 7 pm. We hope to see you all there

Earlier Event: September 8
Shab e Izhaar- An Evening of Expression
Later Event: October 7
Learn Origami with Ajlaan Raza