We Will Rock You...
© Faiza Kamal
We can easily judge Alamgir as the pioneer of music industry whose first big hit was "DEKHA NA THA KABHI HUM NAY YEH SUMMA", and still remains his identity. Later on, his songs such as "Yeh Shaam Aur Tera Naam" and "Mein Ne Tumhare Gagar Se Kabhi Pani" continued to add magic to his composition. Alamgir, it must be said, laid the groundwork for young musicians to break into the music industry. He not only sang well, he was a performer in the true sense. There is no denying that Alamgir contributed to evolve the pop music genre in Pakistan.
NAZIA HASSAN was one of the first to cross the border and sing in an Indian film called "Qurbani". The song soon became a youth anthem in both India and Pakistan. Later on NAZIA, ZOHAIB and BIDDU (an Indian composer) teamed up to release "DISCO DEEWANE" which became the biggest pop selling album in Pakistan. The Hasan siblings released one more album, "Boom Boom", in 1984. This second collaboration with Biddu, the undisputed king of Indian filmi disco music, was also a huge success. Their success marked a turning point in the pop history.
Vital Signs, another known name, ventured onto the Pakistani television screens with their guitars and a catchy, patriotic number named "Dil Dil Pakistan" in 1986. Their album released in 1987 with gems like "Yeh Shaam" and funky "Goray Rung Ka Zamana".
Then came Jupitars with their evergreen hit songs "Yaroun Yehi Dosti Hai", followed by Hassan Jehangir's "Hawa Hawa" in 1990, "Sanwali Saloni" by Vital Signs in 1991, "Sar Kiye Yeh Pahar" in 1992 by the Strings, Sajjad Ali's "Didi" ripoff "Babia" in 1993, Najam Shiraz's "In Se Nain" in 1995, Junoon's "Saeein" in 1996 and Awaz's "Mr. Fraudiye" in 1997.
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