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November 14, 2011

Take Five Gives a Second Life to Pakistan's Film Musicians

by Dheera Sujan, South Asia Wired, Netherlands - The industry was producing more than a hundred films a year, until general Zia ul-Haq imposed an Islamic military dictatorship in the country; culture and the arts were amongst the first victims. And when the film industry shut down, so did the orchestras who’d provided the thrilling soundtracks.

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