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About the Author
S.M. Shahid
"Born in 1934, S.M. Shahid made Karachi
his home in 1951 after migrating from India. He has been associated with
advertising and ran his own agency, Oscar Advertising from 1963 to 1994,
when he handed the business to his son-in-law and daughter and retired
to pursue his hobbies - classical music, photography and writing. He has
learnt vocal classical music from Ustad Wilatyat Ali Khan for more than
two decades. His book "Classical Music of the Sub-continent - An
Introduction" was published in 1999 and reprinted in
2001. The book is the first publication of its kind in Pakistan...it communicates
its joy and essence even to the layperson...His next book on His next
book on music (being printed)is "NOSTALGIA - 50 Unforgettable Melodies
and Their Composers"(a selection of Indian and Pakistani film songs
based on raags with notes on their composition). He has also compiled,
edited and printed "MELODY QUEEN - A Tribute to Pakistan's Super
Star" (Noor Jehan), and "PREM SANGEET" a collection of
his Ustad's Asthais and Antras. He is also working on two other books
- "Kamal Dasgupta - The Man Who Gave Us Our Sweetest Songs"
(Bengali composer) and on Tufail Niazi (Pakistani folk singer.) His
Urdu books "Abba Bataeaye", "Jungle Ki Dunya", "Client
Client" and "Tuzk-e-Ziaee" were acclaimed as fine examples
of light humour and social satire. Shahid has also captured images of
Thar desert in Pakistan, Wilflife and Karachi's old buildings and has
desinged and produced three coffee table books on Arts and Crafts of Pakistan,
Furniture and Sports. He is married and and the family lives in Karachi.
His elder daughter lives in USA. MPA
VIRSA RECORDS
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