Laal (band), the Glossary
Laal (لال) is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist and progressive political songs, especially on the poetry written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib.[1]
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24 relations: Alternative rock, Facebook, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Fire Records (Pakistan), Geo TV, Habib Jalib, Haider Rahman, Junoon (band), Karachi, Laal (band), Lahore, Left-wing politics, List of Pakistani music bands, List of Urdu poets, Mahvash Waqar, Pakistan, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Progressive rock, Punjab, Pakistan, Sindh, Socialism, Sufi rock, Taimur Rahman, The Times Group.
- Musical groups from Lahore
- Pakistani communists
- Pakistani musical groups
- Pakistani socialists
Alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.
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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz (Punjabi, فیض احمد فیض, فیض احمد فیض; 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Laal (band) and Faiz Ahmad Faiz are Pakistani communists.
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Fire Records (Pakistan)
Fire Records (Pakistan) was a Pakistani record label owned by AAG TV.
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Geo TV
Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan.
Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib (24 March 1928 – 13 March 1993) was a Pakistani revolutionary poet and left-wing political activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism, military dictatorship and state oppression.
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Haider Rahman
Haider Rahman is a Pakistani musician and current band member of the band Laal. Laal (band) and Haider Rahman are Pakistani communists.
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Junoon (band)
Junoon is a Pakistani sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and Tappan, New York, formed in 1990. Laal (band) and Junoon (band) are musical groups from Lahore and Pakistani musical groups.
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Karachi
Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.
Laal (band)
Laal (لال) is a musical band from Pakistan known for singing socialist and progressive political songs, especially on the poetry written by leftist Urdu poets such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Habib Jalib. Laal (band) and Laal (band) are musical groups established in 2008, musical groups from Lahore, Pakistani communists, Pakistani musical groups, Pakistani socialists and political music groups.
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Lahore
Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Left-wing politics
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy as a whole or certain social hierarchies.
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List of Pakistani music bands
Pakistan's music band scene was discovered in the 60s. The Panthers, a Karachi-based band founded in the late 60s, consisted of Norman Braganza (Lead Guitar and Vocals), Fasahat Husain Syed (Keyboard, Sitar and Tabla), Eric Fernandes (Bass Guitar) and Syed Ahsan Sajjad (Drums and Vocals). The Panthers recorded two albums: 'Folk Tunes of Pakistan on Electric Sitar and Western Instruments' and 'East Goes West,' both released by EMI Pakistan. Laal (band) and List of Pakistani music bands are Pakistani musical groups.
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List of Urdu poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets.
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Mahvash Waqar
Mahvash Waqar is a Pakistani artist and a backup vocalist for the band Laal.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) (مقتدرہِ ٹیلی مواصلات پاکستان.) is the telecommunication regulator of Pakistan, responsible for the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecommunication services in Pakistan.
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Progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
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Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan.
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Sindh
Sindh (سِنْدھ,; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind) is a province of Pakistan.
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
Sufi rock
Sufi rock or Sufi folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines rock with classical Islamic Sufi music traditions.
Taimur Rahman
Taimur Rahman (Urdu/تیمور رحمان) is a Pakistani college professor, political activist and musician who is the Secretary-General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP), formerly Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP). Laal (band) and Taimur Rahman are Pakistani communists and Pakistani socialists.
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The Times Group
Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (abbreviated as B.C.C.L. and d/b/a The Times Group) is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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See also
Musical groups from Lahore
- Badnaam (band)
- Bayaan
- Beygairat Brigade
- Call (band)
- Entity Paradigm
- Jal (band)
- Junoon (band)
- Jupiters
- Karakoram (band)
- Laal (band)
- Mekaal Hasan Band
- Noori
- Overload (Pakistani band)
- Soch (band)
- Takatak
- Topi Drama
Pakistani communists
- Abdul Hafeez Pirzada
- Afrasiab Khattak
- Afzal Bangash
- Aijaz Ahmad
- Aziz ul Haq (Pakistani activist)
- B. M. Kutty
- Dada Amir Haider Khan
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz
- Gul Khan Nasir
- Haider Rahman
- Haji Mohammad Danesh
- Hyder Bux Jatoi
- Ibn Abdur Rehman
- Jalaludin Abdur Rahim
- Jam Saqi
- Laal (band)
- Malik Meraj Khalid
- Mazhar Ali Khan (journalist)
- Meraj Muhammad Khan
- Mir Thebo
- Sajjad Zaheer
- Sibte Hassan
- Taimur Rahman
- Tufail Abbas
Pakistani musical groups
- Aag (band)
- Atish Raj
- Awaz
- Bayaan
- Call (band)
- Furqan and Imran
- Fuzön
- Jal (band)
- Josh (band)
- Junoon (band)
- Jupiters
- Kashmir (Pakistani band)
- Khumariyaan
- Laal (band)
- List of Pakistani music bands
- Mekaal Hasan Band
- Mizmaar
- Mughal-e-Funk
- Naseer & Shahab
- Noori
- Overload (Pakistani band)
- Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group
- Roxen (band)
- Rushk
- Sajid & Zeeshan
- Sikandar Ka Mandar
- Soch (band)
- Sounds of Kolachi
- Strings (band)
- The All Girl Band
- The Benjamin Sisters
- The Milestones
- Vital Signs (band)
- Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Abdul Wali Khan
- Ahfazur Rahman
- Akhtar Husain
- Alia Amirali
- Ammar Rashid
- Ayaz Latif Palijo
- Baba Jan (politician)
- Babar Awan
- Hanif Ramay
- Iftikhar Ahmad (journalist)
- Ismat Shahjahan
- Karrar Hussain
- Laal (band)
- Malala Yousafzai
- Malik Meraj Khalid
- Mubashir Hassan
- Murtaza Bhutto
- Sibte Hassan
- Sohail Sangi
- Taimur Rahman
- Taj Haider
- Tooba Syed
- Zarina Baloch
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laal_(band)
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