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Queens of Melody: Interview Shazia Manzoor

The Queens of Melody concert is currently available on the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Red Button.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Philharmonic and Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Philarmonic, in a concert called Queens of Melody.

In this extract, from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 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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