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2004
Festival
1st Annual Festival
Baethaks
 
Ustad Imdad Hussain Sitarnawaz and Ustad Hamid Ali Khan
Ustad Zafar Ali Khan and Tina Sani
Nafees Ahmed Khan and Ustad Hussain Buksh Khan Gullu
Ustad Raees Khan Sitarnawaz
Qawali Mehfil with Bahauddin Qawwal, Manzoor Niazi and others Ustad F. Wasiuddin Dagar
 
Annual Festival 2004
 
First Annual Festival – February 13 – 15, 2004
 
This was the inaugural festival for APMC Karachi. The opening ceremony and inaugural session were held at the Governor House, Karachi after which the event was shifted to Hindu Gymkhana for the remaining two days. At the festival, a grant of Rs.1.0 Million was announced by the President of Pakistan and Governor Sindh. This grant was subsequently distributed amongst artistes of the APMC inaugural festival at the Governor’s house.

The festival was attended by over 3000 people over the 3 days. Audiences were treated to a range of music including classical instrumental and vocal, Qawwali, Folk, Sufi, and Ghazal.

The following artistes performed at the Festival :

February 13, 2004
Inaugural Session – Governor House, Karachi

Ustad Bashir Khan / Nazeer Khan – Tabla Jugalbandi
Farid Ayaz Qawwal & Party – Qawwali
Ustad Imdad Hussain – Sitar
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami – Khayal
Farida Khanum – Semi-classical and Ghazal
Ustad Fateh Ali Khan – Khayal

February 14, 2004
Day 2 –Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi

Fakirs of Bhit Shah – Sufi Music
Hanif Lashari & Wahid Lashari – Vocal Folk
Ustad Bashir Khan – Solo Tabla
Zafar Ali Khan – Khayal
Ustad Raees Khan – Sitar
Mazhar Hussain/Zulfiqar Ali –Khayal
 Sajid Hussain – Sitar
Tina Sani – Ghazal
Ustad Salamat Ali Khan – Flute
Ustad Fateh Ali Khan/Hameed Ali Khan – Khayal

February 15, 2004
Day 3 –Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi

Ghulam Murtaza Niazi – Semi Classical / Ghazal
Nafees Ahmed / Raees Ahmed – Sitar / Violin Jugalbandi
Deedar Hussain / Mohabbat Ali –  Khayal
Muhammad Faqeer – Sufi / folk
Noor Zehra Kazim – Veena
Parveen Nazar – Folk
Saadat Ali Khan –  Khayal
Mehnaz Begum – Semi Classical / Ghazal
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami –Khayal
Ustad Fateh Ali Khan –Khayal
 
A CD recording of this concert is available