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If It's Thursday It Must Be Lahore - LOL A Must Read
20 May, 2006
| If it’s Thursday it must be Lahore |
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BY MARIO RODRIGUES |
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JAN 15 - Remember that popular Hollywood movie and ditty of
1969, If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium? Well,
twist the lyrics around a little bit and you can come up
with something appropriate for the local situation: If it’s
Thursday, it must be Lahore. This is the day when the rich
culture of this historic and mystical city comes alive,
drowning it in a vibe of sound and music. The day kicks off in the afternoon at the shrine of Data Ganj Baksh Hajveri (Bestower of Treasures), a 11th century Sufi mystic renowned for his concern for the poor, outside the old city. Some of the best quawwali singers from far and near, including the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, turned up to pay their dues here. The best qawwalis come onstage later in the evening after the opening acts have warmed things up. After nightfall, the rhythms explode into a thundering crescendo at the “Sufi nights Comments
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