The Diplomatic Insight, University of Gujrat and Inter
University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
arranged an exclusive concert “East-West Strings: Sufi Musical Fusion Evening”
featuring Katalin Burns from Hungary and Qurban Niyazi from Pakistan at
National Library Auditorium.
Both artists did a duet fusion Sufi music to promote the
cultural diplomacy between East and West to bring the nations closer together.
The Sufi musical evening was arranged to make strings of East (Pakistan ) will meet West (Hungary ) to make the rhythm to
remember.
Prior to their performance, young students from
Both the artist enthralled the audience with their upbeat
performance.
Katalin Burns is an artist with a mission to build bridges
between cultures through (mostly vocal) music. She has been experimenting and
studying various vocal techniques from all over the world, but of course, she
has been most faithful to her own Hungarian roots. She is also a flutist and a
traditional storyteller in the Hungarian vocal musical form.
On the other hand Qurban Niyazi is a prominent Pakistani
folk singer with a vision to promote local Sufi Music to the world. Keeping the
beautiful musical legacy of his late brother Tufail Niazi, who has mesmerized
the people around the globe for years till his sad demise. Qurban has been
associated with Radio and Television for more than 45 years. He won many
prestigious awards from Private Government Institutes and performed not only
nationally but also thrilled the audience internationally.
The concert had a clear message that Pakistan is a secure land and there
is nothing to be terrorized about what is being portrayed by International
media. This also reflected that Pakistan
and people of Pakistan
are meant to develop deep rooted linkages with outside world keeping their
traditions
and heritage alive.
