Pashtun female Singers and actresses

[Roshina]

Qrratugai you didn't answer his question though.

He raised some very good points. Would it be fair to say that he made a good point about singing? Take a look at all modern Pashtun singers. They all dance in front of random men. Is that acceptable in our Religion and culture?

Actually, it's self-explanatory. For example, he said that how can a singer be self-respecting? The answer? Duh. He defines it differently than most others would.

What is "modern" Pashtun singers? I have absolutely no respect or support for Nazia Iqbal and her likes, or the girls who dance in her music videos. They say a lot about her character, including the one I consider most important: as a woman, she has NO voice of her own; she has no guts to stand up and tell her directors, "I REFUSE to sing such meaningless songs and/or have such cheap girls dancing in my videos. But she and her likes don't have to represent Pashto music in general. Why should they?

If you're singing to men and they're staring at you like a headless doll, which many of our singers unfortunately happen to be, and are perhaps fantasizing about you every chance they get, then obviously you have no respect for yourself. But this isn't about such singers. This is about singers and music in general.

One way we could solve this is by having RESPECTABLE female entering the music industry. Have more professionals who are fully aware of our culture and who practice it and are very proud of it go into singing and playing musical instruments.

So, I disagree that Sangar made any good point about singing. He doesn't think about the idea of self-respect; if he has any idea about it, it's too narrow, too limited to be entertained. I mean, who said that a woman who has a beautiful voice would sing to others but not teach her kids how to read? Sure she can, and sure most do, if they know how to read themselves. But I find nothing wrong with women's singing as long as men sing as well.

[Feroza_Banu]

I have deep respect for artists... people with talent and art... but not someone with the lack of it and embarassing himself or herself on stage...

[tor_khan]

Nazia Iqbal is a plucky girl in a male dominated world. She doesn't dance. She sings and whereas her make-up people have done garish things to her from time to time, she is very sweet indeed. I've seen her in concert and she knows her craft - and in the Gulf where you have labourers separated from their families, she is, invariably going to be eye-candy.

She could, of course, sing from behind a curtain.

Consider Bollywood at one time. It was pap. Just because it has gone hi-tech, doesn't stop most of the output being pap. Right now the Peshawar-based music industry is at the same cross-roads. It's gone all echoey and vocoder, but that doesn't mean that all the stuff is good. Performers typically come and go, but Nazia is different.

I won't write Nazia off, because long term her volume of output will have some credibility. When she sings to a rabab and tabla, she is, in fact, very good.

[Sheenka]

samin i think u should be wid taliban and help them u have the same veiws as them

what about men singers?

[Khan]

I dont think there is anything wrong to it , if she can maintain her values like nazia iqbal and naghma.

You must be kidding right?

[IamDZJ]

if i ever see either nazia iqbal or naghma face to face i will search the bottom of my purse for coin change and then throw it at them. when they give me the dirty look i will look at them innocently as say 'o i am sorry, i confused you for a *****. you see back in afghanista.....'. yeah, that is what i would do.

[IamDZJ]

okay, i will throw it at them and ask them to dance for me and entertain me. i will even promise them more money. better now?

[Samin]

if i ever see either nazia iqbal or naghma face to face i will search the bottom of my purse for coin change and then throw it at them. when they give me the dirty look i will look at them innocently as say 'o i am sorry, i confused you for a *****. you see back in afghanista.....'. yeah, that is what i would do.

I know you don't like me but you have endeared yourself to me with that lovely comment.

[IamDZJ]

I know you don't like me but you have endeared yourself to me with that lovely comment.

get lost

[IamDZJ]

I just want to know your reason for hating them. Naghma isn't a bad women

they were both different personalities when they started. from the way they faced the camera or how they chose to dress up and the songs they sang...
they are just not the same people any more. i still listen to the old songs by both of these ladies but their 'modernized' version instantly give me a headache.