Pop and rock bands used to play in clubs across Pakistan in the more liberal 1980s, but have largely receded from the public eye. One band is still playing and reaching out to other musicians, though, in an effort to keep Pakistani rock and roll alive.
Drummer Allan Smith of the band "RockLite" says 20 years ago there were dozens of bands playing in clubs, discos and parties across the country. Now he says there are only five.
"A lot of people went abroad from Pakistan. And, we have this whole new group of people that have come into Pakistan and...
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Some say music is a universal language. This report about Rock bands in Pakistan certainly makes it seem true.
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