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Podcast: The Pakistan Experience
Episode: Sufism, The Philosophy of Music and Left Politics in Pakistan - Arieb Azhar - #TPE 278
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Arieb Azhar as a multi talented artist who has made significant contributions to the music and cultural scene of Pakistan.
As a musician he was a pioneer in interpreting and performing Punjabi Sufi on the guitar for urban audiences. As a festival organizer, Arieb co-founded the highly successful 'Music Mela Festival of Islamabad' and curated its first three editions and later established his own festival platform 'Art Langar'. From 2018 to 2020 he served as Executive Director of T2F Karachi during which time he also curated the 3rd edition of the Creative Karachi Festival.
Arieb also conceived and produced the...