NFP clones
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NFP Clones is a term used by many Pakistan
i pop
artists to describe a number of new music critics influenced by the country's controversial journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha
.
Though many recent music journalists like Fasi Zaka
, Maheen Sabhee, Saba Imtiaz, Huma Imtiaz, Sidrah Haque, Insiya Syed, Safwat Saleem, Muniba Kamal, Omer Tariq and "The Bug" have openly hailed Paracha as a huge influence, other prominent music scribes like Mohammad A. Qayyum and Qasim Abdullah Moini though mindful of Paracha's influence over Pakistani music journalism, have balked when called NFP Clones.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
artists to describe a number of new music critics influenced by the country's controversial journalist and writer, Nadeem F. Paracha
Nadeem F. Paracha
Nadeem Farooq Paracha , , is a left-liberal Pakistani journalist, cultural critic, satirist and short story writer.-Early life:...
.
Though many recent music journalists like Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka
Fasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
, Maheen Sabhee, Saba Imtiaz, Huma Imtiaz, Sidrah Haque, Insiya Syed, Safwat Saleem, Muniba Kamal, Omer Tariq and "The Bug" have openly hailed Paracha as a huge influence, other prominent music scribes like Mohammad A. Qayyum and Qasim Abdullah Moini though mindful of Paracha's influence over Pakistani music journalism, have balked when called NFP Clones.
See also
- Pakistan Music Journalism
- Nadeem F. ParachaNadeem F. ParachaNadeem Farooq Paracha , , is a left-liberal Pakistani journalist, cultural critic, satirist and short story writer.-Early life:...
- Fasi ZakaFasi ZakaFasi Zaka is a television host, satirist, political columnist, radio talk show host, music critic, academic and Rhodes Scholar in Pakistan. He is recognized for being one of the few media polymaths in Pakistan with a successful presence in print, television and radio, he is a public intellectual...
- Insiya Syed
- Safwat Saleem
- Mohammad A. Qayyum
- Qasim Abdullah Moini