Asia's hidden musical treasures

Bored of Bollywood? Will Hodgkinson digs into 60s/70s Pakistani popFrom the late-60s to mid-70s, Pakistan had its own film and music industry that was as vibrant, open-minded and odd as anything in the west. Imbued with Sufi ideas of love, tolerance and dogma-free faith, Pakistani pop was an explosion of colour contrasting with the country's image today as a hotbed of fundamentalist intolerance.After a violent conflict with India in 1965 Indian movies were banned in Pakistan. This galvanized the...

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