10th Tehzeeb Festival to kick off in Karachi on Friday

The 10th Tehzeeb Festival will commence on Friday and bring together classical and folk singers from Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.

The three-day festival will be held at the Arts Council of Pakistan and celebrate classical, semi-classical, ghazal and folk music of the region.

Artists and singers will entertain the audiences with various classical forms and other genres.

From India, Ustad Raza Ali Khan will be performing at the festival, while Wali Fateh Ali Khan from Afghanistan is expected to enthrall the audience with his singing of Persian 'ghazals'.

The festival also includes “Halaat-e-Ghair Haazira", an imaginary conversation between famed Urdu poet Jaun Elia and veteran TV personality and playwright Anwar Maqsood.

Speaking to Geo.tv, Director Tehzeeb Festival Sharif Awan said that the foundation and festival's aim is to promote a cultural revival and new talent making their mark in these genres.

"Society’s real face is its culture, and that is we want to discover," Awan said.

The festival has previously featured artists from all over the world, including Germany, UK and Turkey, he added.

Tehzeeb Foundation is an organisation which works for the advancement and promotion of music, literature and fine arts in Pakistan. 

The foundation also carries out the preservation and archiving of classical music of the subcontinent.