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Sounds of Kolachi Offers Pakistani Fusion

Fusion orchestra, Sounds of Kolachi, will play at UNC's Memorial Hall.
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The Pakistani ensemble Sounds of Kolachiblends South Asian melodies with western classical compositions, jazz arrangements and more. Host Frank Stasio talks with Ahsan Bari, co-founder of the group, about the band’s origins and influences.

Sounds of Kolachi perform live in the studio with Bari on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Waqas Hussain on sitar; Gul Muhammad on sarangi; and Waqar Hussain on vocals. Sounds of Kolachi will performtonight at 8 p.m. at Memorial Hallat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The State of ThingsSounds of KolachiSouth Asian MusicAhsan BariWaqas HussainSitarGul MuhammadSarangiWaqar HussainCarolina Performing ArtsMusic
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Charlie Shelton-Ormond
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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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