{"id":6261,"date":"2023-09-21T08:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/meesha-shafi-talks-dropping-her-first-album-mein-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T08:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:24:09","slug":"meesha-shafi-talks-dropping-her-first-album-mein-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/meesha-shafi-talks-dropping-her-first-album-mein-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Meesha Shafi talks dropping her first album, \u2018Mein\u2019 | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman of many talents, popular singer Meesha Shafi took the time out to bring a little culture to her life in Toronto as the singer paired up with Indian-Canadian singer Rupinder \u201cRup\u201d Singh Magon in an episode of Out in the Open<\/em> to cook some fish biryani and discuss updates in her life.<\/p>\n

Amidst the cookout, Rup takes to the outdoors to have a sit-down conversation with Shafi, inquiring about her move to Toronto from Lahore. \u201cImmigration is one of those things where you won\u2019t know what it feels like until you go through it. Toronto is a melting pot, and a lot more than other western cities\u2026It\u2019s not mainstream, though,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n

While the singer and song-writer had made a name for herself in Pakistan, Shafi talked of the struggle of rediscovering one\u2019s identity in new and foreign surroundings; \u201cTo re-contextualise [your identity] and to immerse yourself in a new environment and then to establish yourself\u2026but I never regretted it. As soon as I came here [to Toronto], quite instantly I gained a lot of love for this place.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, it seems despite her move, the Bholay Bhalay<\/em> singer is staying true to her roots as she admits to embody the foodie mentality like a lot of other Pakistanis; \u201cIf I don\u2019t get desi food for more than two to three days then I lose my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Muaziz Saarif<\/em> singer also dwelled on aspects of her career she would like to revisit, revealing, \u201cOne is cinema, or even television. Things have changed, television has become completely re-defined now, but acting, you could say. And one thing I am very close to putting out actually, is my first album.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if this mystery album has been named, the singer revealed that \u201cfor now\u201d it will be called Mein<\/em>. \u201cIt translates as \u2018I.\u2019 Not \u2018me,\u2019 but \u2018I.\u2019 You know, there\u2019s a difference. It\u2019s about the self,\u201d revealed Shafi, seemingly suggesting that her new music would be an attempt at re-discovering herself like she spoke of earlier.<\/p>\n

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