Legendary South Asian vocalist Runa Laila — who has sung in 18 languages over her six-decade long career, including Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Urdu, Sindhi and English — is set to release a new ...
A traditional Sufi favorite got a fresh airing in New York City last week when Pakistani singer-songwriter Arieb Azhar and his band closed out their eclectic July 3 concert with a cover of "Dama Dam ...
Growing up, I would listen to Runa Laila on loop on BTV, from "Bondhu Tin Din" to "Istishaner Railgarita". I even tried to mimic her iconic "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar", fully convinced that if I ...