Noori – Pakistan’s Pop/Rock Band

Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/22/2012
8:30 pm

Location
Chapin Rainbow Stage - Hecksher Park

Category(ies)

• Concert
• Cultural Event

Kick off of the 47th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival

One of Pakistan’s top pop bands, noori, helped define Sufi-rock. Led by charismatic brothers Ali Noor and Ali Hamza, noori delivers a great rock and roll show with a distinctive subcontinent kick. Noori’s 2003 debut album created whirlwinds across Pakistani communities all over the world and introduced the pop/rock music to the national mainstream. Its content was a departure from the usual pop diet of chummy love songs and focused on inspiring the youth of Pakistan to take up the responsibility of doing something worthwhile for themselves and others. “As one of the leading names in Pakistan’s music industry, noori is often credited for revitalizing rock music for Pakistan’s youth.” (Coke Studio, Pakistan)
The presentation of noori is part of Center StageSM, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations, with additional support from the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Asian Cultural Council, and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. General Management for Center StageSM is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
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This performance by noori is part of Center Stage, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.