It’s every day that everybody, specifically Pakistani new
artists, keep coming up with unique material. And it’s not every day some of it
is actually good. In this race to make themselves stand out, the artists have
seem to forgotten that it may be about being unique, but in the end it all
comes down to your music and your song. Pakistani underground artists really
need to focus on this. Be unique, no one’s telling them not to, but be good.
I recently heard the song “Tharki” by the band Intishaar. My
first impression of it was that must be one of those attempts to be cool and I was
ready to be disappointed. And indeed I was disappointed; the song is actually
good! And the best thing about it is, that it reflects the true meaning if “Tharki-pann”
in a really fun way. The song has a tharki telling us about his life. It
explains what a tharki looks like, how they think, how they feel, how they work
and how they “hunt.” It’s actually a pretty bold attempt at highlighting a
negative aspect of our society that everyone seems to talk about but don’t admit. This song is an eye opener and happens to do
it with a beautiful sense of humor. Much needed nowadays.
