SERENA SARANGI STAR 2017
Serena Sarangi Star 2017 a music initiative taken by Serena Hotels in Pakistan announced online applications for local bands. The advertised news spread over the social media and many bands applied online in this emerging initiative.
In online application form along with basic information, every band had to submit an original song or cover not more than 5 min. My team YOon Band also applied in Serena Sarangi Star. About 54 Bands from Paksitan applied in this contest. In jury members Serena Hotels gave the charge to Mr. Nizar Lalani (Music Director), Sarmad Ghafoor (Musician) and Ali Noor of Noori Band (Vocalist). All three judges went through submitted tracks and selected the best 3 Bands out of 54.
3. Ahad John and Band (Faisalabad)
The results were announced on social media and the selected bands were called for a grand mega concert to Islamabad Serena Hotel on 9th November 2017. I along my band, Yoon Band went to Islamabad Pakistan. Serena Hotel arranged a pick and droop service for us and so we stayed at Serena Hotel a night before the mega concert.Till late night we enjoyed the company and then we rehearsed for a couple of hours.
Next day, on 10th November 2017, everybody was ready for the show at 2 pm. Bureaucrats, International Ambassadors, Photographers, administration and audience gathered in Concert arena. The stage, lighting system, sound system and decoration was working perfectly.
Each band was given 10 min to display and sing their songs on stage with live music. Students from Gilgit School of Music also performed at the beginning and closing ceremony of the concert. We performed after Ahad Jones and Band. In our performance we sung a fusion of Pushto Folk songs, A semi classical ghazal in Pashto and a sufi song of Junoon Band live as well. The audience and administration admired all the bands including us.
When all the performances were over, CEO Serena Hotels Mr. Bolani and Jury members gave away the winning trophies to all three bands. Certificates were also given to all of us. It was a very happiest day for me and my team.
After the performance media reports were carried on, interviews, meeting delegates and new people from the industry we went room and slept as we were tired.
Now we (Yoon Band) have some really great plans ahead for our audience. Hopefully the listeners of Yoon band will love our upcoming album and song with Serena Hotel Pakistan.
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