Indian listeners are amazing: Muhammad Ahsan Pappu

Noted Pakistani flute player Muhammad Ahsan Pappu, who has travelled extensively in India and Pakistan with the Mekaal Hasan band, says that touring India is always fun because of the amazing audiences the band gets all over the country. Pappu, who was in Vadodara along with the band for a performance, says, “The kind of audiences we get in India is simply amazing. They really appreciate good music and understand the nuances well.”
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Talking about the success of their band, which is mostly into Sufi rock and comprises of four more members (Pakistani guitarist Mekaal Hasan and Indian artists Gino Banks, Sheldon D’Silva and Sharmishtha Chatterjee), Pappu says, “While we are mostly into Sufi rock music, we also try and present Hindustani classical music in new forms keeping its purity intact.Besides, nothing describes the condition of today’s society better than Sufi poetry. When Sufi poetry combines with Hindustani classical music and proper arrangements, it is an unbeatable combination! Nothing lasts for too long in today’s world, including musical compositions. Our aim has always been to try and compose music that will stand the test of time. We are not concerned just about the commercial prospects of our music.”