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Available for over a year
The Queens of Melody concert is currently available on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Red Button. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Asian Network collaborated for the first time ever in November last year in a celebration of the life and songs of Pakistani singers Noor Jehan, Musarrat Nazir, Reshma and Nazia Hasan. International artists Shazia Manzoor and Qurat-ul-ain Balouch took to the stage in Bradford to perform some legendary classics, alongside the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philarmonic, in a concert called Queens of Melody. In this extract, from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Manchester and Lancashire's Indus show, we hear the interview with Talat-Farooq Awan and renowned Punjabi singer Shazia Manzoor, just ahead of the concert … The Queens of Melody concert is currently available on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Red Button, from Monday 21st until Friday 25th January. For full details of where to watch the TV programme go to bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork and click on the Red Button Schedule.
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