PNCA invites students to showcase talent in music

In order to promote classical and semi-classical to folk and pop singing among the younger generation from twin cities, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Friday invited a selected 25 students of various local colleges and universities to groom their hidden talent at National Art Gallery (NAG) at Inter-University and College competition.
These 25 young male and female candidates were the outcome of ‘Talent Hunt Programme’ initiated by the council to let the music role among the students and to promote healthy extra-curricular activities.
Students from Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), National College of Arts (NCA), Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU), Quaid-e-Azam university (QAU), Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), Govt College for Women, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Punjab College of Commerce, Islamabad, F G Postgraduate for Women, Kashmir Road, Rawalpindi, Govt Degree College, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, IMCG, Humak, Govt Viqar-un-Nisa Postgraduate College for Women, IMCG, H-8, Froebel’s School, and Army Public College of Management and Science, Rawalpindi, competed neck and neck to win the top three positions in folk, semi-classical and pop music with rendition of various hit songs of the past.
In folk music category, Nayab Zehra of FJWU got the massive applause while rendering sufiana kalam ‘Gharoli’ originally sung by Abida Perveen. Zeeshan Shah of Froebel’s School presented a Punjabi folk song ‘Piar nal na sahi, ghussay nal wekh lia kar’.
Anum Mansha from FJWU in semi-classic genre sung ‘Ay jazba-e-dil gar mein chahoon’ sung by renowned singer Nayyara Noor, Ayesha Niazi of FG Postgraduate College for Women, Kashmir Road, sung ‘Piya re, piya re’, while Madiha Iftikhar from Govt Viqar-un-Nisa Postgraduate College for Women, presented ghazal ‘Muddat hui hay yar ko mehmaan kiay huay.
In pop category, Danial Shah from Froebel’s School, presented ‘Mein Jalta Raha’ in his shrilling voice presented failed to receive applaud from audience majority of among were students. Muhammad Shahbaz from federal Urdu University rendered ‘Mein doob raha hoon’, while Muhammad Hammad from Quaid-e-Azam University presented ‘Tere bina nahi lagda dil mera dholna’.
Hassan Abbas Raza, Shaukat Manzoor, Mehfooz Khokhar and Muhammad Shafi were among the penal judges. At the end, three top position-holders were awarded with souvenirs and awarded with ‘Talent Award’. The young selected students will also be provided ample opportunities on the council’s platform for their participation.