In the 1960s, the U.S. State Department intiated the Jazz Ambassadors program, sending jazz giants like Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington on tours to cities around the world, including Lahore, ...

“Song of Lahore” tells an improbable story with a happy ending. It’s a feel-good movie filled with humor, pathos, and plenty of human spirit. The story tells the story of Pakistani musicians of Sachal ...

In “Song of Lahore,” a skillfully crafted documentary from Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and tyro filmmaker Andy Schocken, a small group of Pakistani classical musicians must travel to ...

“Song of Lahore” co-directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken joined the International Documentary Association (IDA) to discuss their new documentary as part of the IDA’s documentary screening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Take Five” is among the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of jazz, but have you ever heard it interpreted via sitar and ...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, left, co-directed Song of Lahore with producer Andy Schocken, right. In his home in Lahore, Pakistan, Saleem Khan holds up his late father's violin.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Pakistani classical musicians try jazz on for size. By THR Staff Song of Lahore Still - H 2015 In the middle of the 20th century, Lahore was a center of culture in Pakistan, and there are still ...