ISLAMABAD: Katalin Burns a famous singer from Hungary is in
the town to spread the message of peace and love. She shared her experience of
visiting Pakistan in an exclusive interview with Daily Patriot; she
talked about the rich music culture and hospitality of the people of Pakistan. She
said that Hungarian Embassy arranged her visit. She is visiting Pakistan for
the second time and she would perform in various cities of the country. She said that before traveling to Pakistan
people warned her about the lawlessness and insecurity in Pakistan but after
coming to Pakistan she found people are living happy lives, singing songs,
roaming here and there. She said that international media should also promote
the soft and real image of Pakistan as people are very loving, open hearted and
great appreciator of music.
Katalin Burns said that music has no boundaries and limits,
it can spread peace everywhere. She said that she is highly impressed with the
legend singers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Perveen. She said that although
she could not understand the lyrics of their songs but power of their voices
and charm of the tunes come out with combination of musical instruments kept
listeners in grip. She said that she was learning Urdu but she would be
performing in Hungarian language with local music bands in Islamabad,
Faisalabad and Lahore.
She said that last time she performed in Islamabad couple of
years back but she could not forget the love and appreciation given by the audience,
which motivated her to visit and perform again in front of music lovers of
Pakistan. She said that she had performed in various other countries with
famous musical bands. When asked for her views on ' music is food of souls' she
said yes as she believes music have the power to give inspiration and motivation
and to unite the people.
She said that she is the ambassador of the peace and she is
here in Pakistan to strength the relationship of Hungary and Pakistan. In her
message to the people of Pakistan she said that they are lovely people and have
great sense of music and she wants everyone to spread the message of peace
through music and songs.
