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The ‘Dhamaal’ project

The percussions-based band Overload is currently working on their third and last video that will feature Puppo Sain and Jhoora Sain, marking an end to their collaboration with the Sains. The video for Dhamaal is being directed by San Francisco-based director Bilal Lashari, and is based on the four elements of fire, water, air and earth. It will also carry the birth of a fifth element, sound.

Dhamaal has been shot at various locations around the country including Makli, Karachi, Lahore, Kataas, and various other areas in Sindh. Shot on 35mm, the video is set for release in the last week of March.

Overload then hopes to hit the studio where the members will be collaborating with another set of desi musicians for their second album. This will see Overload exploring a new side to their personalities, and will embody music which Hasan Mohiuddin (who plays Tumkinari in the band) described in an interview as “progressive”.


A new voice for Fuzon

There had been much gossip surrounding the length of Shafqat’s tenure in the band Fuzon for months and last week they finally made it official: Shafqat is not Fuzon’s primary vocalist anymore and has been replaced by Rameez Mukhtar, a relatively unknown name for those not involved within the industry itself.

According to Fuzon, Rameez has received eastern classical training for his vocals and this will be evident in the songs they will be recording with him. The band has always stayed mum about their internal affairs and have not issued a statement as to why Shafqat is no longer involved in the band.

Rameez on the other hand, has pretty big shoes to fill since Shafqat brought with him generations of training in a household known for its singing.

Whether he manages to escape Shafqat’s shadow and makes a visible mark for himself in the hearts and minds of Fuzon followers remain to be seen. With their first video together set for release sometime in the first week of March, it will be exciting to see what this new vocalist has to offer to Fuzon.

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February 11, 2007