Clyde Frances ~ Keep the Music Going!

That’s me (Clyde aka Irfan) on drums.  My friend Shahzad Hameed is a fine guitar player; writes his own songs and compositions.  We put together an album called “Songs from the Nowhere Land”.  It consists of 9 tracks.  I worked on all the drum parts and helped with song structure and whatever else I could

Joe Menezes ~ Jazz and Cabaret

Calfskins and Clay pots Music came naturally to me and as far as I remember I would play the drums on mum’s cooking pots, the wooden staircase, the electricity poles with two stones or anything where I could make a noise.   I was so keen on music that I would go to the Goan Club

Tribute to Ricky Cumine ~ by Seville

A Tribute to Ricky Cumine by his wife Seville © Legendary Musicians of Karachi My husband – Ricky – was a brilliant keyboardist and bass guitarist.  I met him in 1974 when he was playing with a band at Tarbela along with Nino Frances, Jeffrey Frances, Alan Vanderlowen and other musicians that I cannot recall.

Hilary Rodrigues ~ saxophonist

Courtesy ~ldg © Legendary Musicians of Karachi Hilary Rodrigues – saxophonist My personal experience of live music entertainment came from the numerous wedding receptions that I attended whilst growing up in Karachi where guests would sing and dance along to live band performances.  It was a regular social feature and the atmosphere was always entertaining

Alex Rodrigues ~ The Jazz Man

    Category ~ Legendary Musicians of Karachi Extract taken from – Broken Souvenirs-Part6 Alex Rodrigues was one of the most recognisable faces in the iconoclastic world of jazz in Pakistan. His sedate but soulful saxophone sessions were just the right salve for a weary traveller in a hotel lobby–a popular soundstage for his performances