Khumariyaan SXSW performance at the historic Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas from hand 2015 pakistani Watch Video
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Description: The rockstars of the Pakistani showcase on March 19, 2015, the Pakhtun musical quartet Khumariyaan.nnKhumariyaan, as lead guitarist Sparlay Rawail explained, means “intoxicators.” And the fast and furious sounds of the group were nothing less than intoxicating. Perhaps the secret of Khumariyaan, other than an exuding stage presence, is their use of traditional instruments such as the rubab and the zerbaghali. The rubab almost sounds like a sharper toned banjo, with strings that are plucked t