Do you speak Sapuri?: Recent Episodes

Sapuri B. Dallah

The musings of a Pakistani man -Khurram Siddiqi - no longer in self-imposed diaspora.

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This blog is no longer updated; all my ideas (past, present and future) have moved to http://www.studiosapuri.com

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I was in the shower when I had my windows rattled and for a second, everything shook in reverberation. Since we’re told this was right next to the Quran Academy in Model Town, I figure this is where this happened: I know for a fact that this section of the road was completely blocked off [&hellip

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My cousin Usman was at ‘Moon Market’ in Iqbal Town last week when twin explosions went off. I asked him to narrate what he saw, heard and felt on that horrendous night. This interview is completely in Urdu, so I apologize if you can’t follow it. I’ll try doing an English transcript sometime. Excuse the [&hellip

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Today, two bombs struck Allama Iqbal Town’s ‘Moon Market’- a place that I remember from my childhood when our family used to visit Lahore- many members of which, at the time, lived close to. My cousin Usman was actually at a store in the market when the blast went off, and survived by some miracle. [&hellip

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In 1978, my parents drove back from England to Lahore, Pakistan because they didn’t have enough money to ship all their stuff back and fly. They took great pictures along the way, and now that I’m back in Lahore, I’m trying to share this wonderful trip of theirs with the rest of the world. I [&hellip

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tread lightly. choose your lifestyle not for the sake of the gratification your insecurities require, but to give back to life all that it politely serves you every day. turn the light off when you don’t need it. speak out against the breaking of tenants that hold nations together. it’s ok to not win every [&hellip

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Rock the bike– pedal for music. Here’s a sample I recorded (mic wasn’t plugged in fully, so only one channel plays) of this troupe known as Yacouba and the Spirit Gatherers. Just beautiful stuff. They’ll be playing in SF next week (Sept. 7th). Maker Faire, 2008: Rock the Bike

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No, nothing pseudo-spiritual to say here. Just named this mix Krishna becuase I got it started at Krishna Printers in downtown SF last week. Tracklisting: 1. KT and Sapuri D: Is it Reocorrrrding beta? 2. 113: Tonton du Bled 3. Infusion: The Careless Kind 4. Max Graham and Jessica: Gone 5. Junkie XL: Today (UNKLE [&hellip