{"id":3842,"date":"2026-11-05T09:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:04:34","slug":"asim-azhar-gives-lahores-young-musicians-a-major-stage-on-pakistan-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3842","title":{"rendered":"Asim Azhar gives Lahore\u2019s young musicians a major stage on Pakistan tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Singer Asim Azhar has invited Lahore-based Surtaal Kids Band to perform as the opening act for his upcoming Asim Ali Tour, allowing the young musicians to showcase their talent at concerts across Pakistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The band will join Azhar at three stops on the Pakistan leg of the tour: Faisalabad on November 6, Lahore on November 7 and Islamabad on November 8. The performances will mark the children\u2019s first appearance on a major concert platform.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made through a joint Instagram post by Azhar and Surtaal Music Academy, where the young performers shared their excitement about joining the singer on stage.<\/p>\n<p>In an accompanying video, Azhar explained that the invitation was his way of returning the affection shown to him by the children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kids invited me here with so much love that I thought I should return the gesture by allowing them to perform as the opening act of my Asim Ali Tour,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, the children performed Azhar\u2019s popular song Jo Tu Na Mila, with the singer also joining them in the musical session.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Lahore, Surtaal Music Academy has gained attention on social media for its young musicians\u2019 performances of traditional and contemporary music.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2016 by music educator Zia-ul-Haq, the academy aims to make music education accessible to children, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>It offers free music lessons and trains more than 100 students in vocals and various musical instruments.<\/p>\n<p>The academy recently attracted wider attention after its students performed Alfaaz alongside Norwegian singer and dancer William Gamborg during his visit.<\/p>\n<p>The rendition drew praise on social media, with viewers applauding the children\u2019s Qawwali skills and calling them the \u201clittle Nusrats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming concerts with Azhar will give the young musicians another opportunity to reach larger audiences and gain experience performing alongside an established Pakistani singer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Asim Azhar has invited Lahore-based Surtaal Kids Band to perform as the opening act for his upcoming Asim Ali Tour, allowing the young musicians to showcase their talent at concerts across Pakistan. The band will join Azhar at three stops on the Pakistan leg of the tour: Faisalabad on November 6, Lahore on November 7 and Islamabad on November 8. The performances will mark the children\u2019s first appearance on a major concert platform. The announcement was made through a joint Instagram post by Azhar and Surtaal Music Academy, where&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}