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Pakistans first handdrawn animated film the venture will be produced under the banner of his brainchild business, mano animation studio by. Multiinstrumentalist, composer, artist and filmmaker usman riaz started recording his debut album, circus in the sky, at 18, shaking up the music scene in pakistan. It took usman riaz two years to complete circus in the sky, an album which he said was about growing up and facing challenges. Stream tracks and playlists from usman on your desktop or mobile device. The ted fellow plays onstage at tedglobal 2012 followed by a jawdropping solo from the master of percussive guitar, preston reed.
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