Pod#210 - Hamnawa Select Apr'24 - Aleem growth, Kaavish, Coke Studio!

April episode out in April! New horizons with old features, new features with old sounds and a WHOLE lot of Coke Studio! Things discussed in this episode: 00:00 Intro, post Ramadan releases and collaborative playlists 03:24 Aleem expands his scope! Our Tortured Poet’s Department king! 07:49 Faris Shafi - the pedestal he is put on and why it’s likely justified 14:59 Pet Peeve: putting “the band” next to band names, why! 19:22 Music economics - is rock just more expensive to pursue vs hiphop in Pakistan? 22:55 How are we supposed to feel about Imran Khan’s new music 25:18 Kaavish is back back?? Coke Studio Season 15 29:36 The boycott conversation 40:32 Ayi Ayi - Spotlight on Sindh, comparisons with Kana Yaar, Pasoori and the past 53:11 How are people getting on Coke Studio? New vs famous vs relevant names 57:47 2AM - trying to figure out how it was put together, the appeals people found in it 1:06:41 Crazy sets, how the BTSs differ, summarising thoughts 1:12:56 Talking numbers, marketing approach, react videos etc 1:18:28 Outro LINKS: Hamnawa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamnawa_net/ The Apr'24 Select Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Tnp5oioZ6JyHOnn0nAMnb Support the podcast by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/tprpod) or send a one-off token on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/tprpod)! Find all our previous episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts & Apple Podcasts and follow us all on Twitter! Links to everything below! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PvTahp... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6NTk4Njg2MDE1L3NvdW5kcy5yc3M?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihxe677uKCAxUMKcAKHQSxC8oQ9sEGegQIARAD Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tprpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPRPod Ali: https://twitter.com/themaholupper Rizwan: https://twitter.com/RizwanTakkhar Sarkhail: https://twitter.com/Sarkhail7Khan