(15 Nov 2024)
PAKISTAN LOK MELA FESTIVAL
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Islamabad, Pakistan – 9 November 2024
1. Pan right of Balochi dancers performing during Lok Mela festival
2. Various of performance
3. Wide of audience clapping
4. Mid of performers dancing
5. Mid of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Malik Muhammad Ashrif, 73, festival attendee:
"I come here especially to listen to these artists in Punjabi. People across Pakistan enjoy listening to Punjabi music. Here, you will find every kind of person and every kind of artist. As they say, faith has been refreshed. The Lok Versa festival provides food for the soul and makes elderly people like us feel younger."
7. Performer spinning with drums around his neck
8. Various of musicians performing
9. Audience
10. Various of Punjabi singers performing, playing chimta instruments
11. Visitors watching
12. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Rasheed Abbas, singer:
"The Shehnai is an instrument of Punjab. We play it in classical music, as well as in folk music, Thumri and Ghazal. I have been doing this for 25 years, and I come here. This Lok Mela is a historical festival that showcases the culture of all four provinces in Islamabad."
13. Various of old woman weaving loom
14. Various of women making traditional shawls using an old method called khadi
15. Mid of women looking at jewelry
16. Wide of visitors
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Ali Mussa, visitor:
"Some of the stalls they have, these artists, are making things in front of the people. So people are really inspired, specifically the kids. I’ve seen children, who are more inspired with the technology these days, when they see this pottery, which is being made by the artists live. Normally, you don’t see this; you can buy this pottery from different markets, but when you see these people who are making pottery, who are making this wooden work with their own hands—so, it’s really nice to see these people."
18. Various of Sindhi dancers performing
19. Wide of Lok Mela festival.
STORYLINE:
Pakistan’s Lok Mela festival, which celebrates the country’s diversity, brought arts and crafts from nearly every corner of the country to Islamabad.
Music filled the air during the first days of the festival, which started on Nov. 8 and will end on Nov. 17.
"I come here especially to listen to these artists in Punjabi… The Lok Versa festival provides food for the soul and makes elderly people like us feel younger," said 73-year-old Malik Muhammad Ashrif during his visit.
Stalls displayed traditional clothes, jewelry, and handicrafts.
Visitor Ali Mussa highlighted how live demonstrations by artists at the festival inspire attendees, especially children who are often drawn to technology.
He noted that artisans at the event create pottery and wooden crafts by hand in front of the visitors.
Traditional Pakistani cuisine is also available at stalls throughout the venue.
The festival is organized by Pakistan’s National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa).
AP video shot by Muhammad Yousaf
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