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I didn’t get into music because I had to: Sanwal Esakhelvi
Musician, sound engineer on growing up as Attaullah’s son, personal style of music
Sanwal has trained and performed live with his father from the age of four.
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KARACHI:
When Attaullah Esakhelvi brought up the prospects of taking up a singing career with his parents, he was promptly asked to leave the house and to this day, he recalls his father’s dislike for his career choice.
Several decades later, when roles were reversed and the folk icon was in his father’s shoes, he willingly let his children chase their dreams.
As soon as he turned four, the young Sanwal Esakhelvi was considered old enough to accompany his dad on stage.
Over the years he developed his own sensibility for music, getting a chance to see legends such as Mehdi Hasan, Madam Noor Jahan and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in person and learning from the larger-than-life figure that his own father is.
Today the musician and sound