ZAYNAB SHAH Interview by Tehniat

Interview by Tehniat Khan 
DJ ZAINY (ZAYNAB SHAH)

Syeda Zaynab Shah is the youngest DJ of Pakistan. 
She is 18 years old was born on March 17th in the year 1997. 
She was raised up in Hyderabad. Music seems her life. 
It’s what she says her soul and eternal love.

Hyderabad. Music seems her life. It’s what she says her soul and eternal love.

Q: When and how did you started your career in music as DJ?
Ans: Well, I was into music since I had my senses developed. I used to make fun of songs by playing multiple tracks at the same time. Apart from that I used to participate in computer exhibition at my school. Since nursery so I was good at playing instruments and made experiments to learn and play in front of crowds without any flaw.

Q: How did you convinced your family that they may allow you for this field?
Ans: As I mentioned, that I’m into music since my childhood so it wasn’t difficult to convince my family. My father use to say me every time that do whatever you like he supported me for my passion.

Q: What about your family, how many family members you are and where did you belong from?
We are six family members. My mother father a brother and three sisters including me. We live separately and we belong from Morro Sindh.

Q: While continuing your normal life, did you ever aimed to be a DJ at such a young age? Besides this what did you aimed to be?
Ans: Well, to be honest I never aimed to be a DJ, my aim was to be a Civil Engineer. I cleared the test two times but unexpectedly due to some issues I couldn’t join University. I was performing as DJ .
Q: You are the youngest DJ of Pakistan, how it feels to you?
Ans: It feels extremely good, most of the people admire me. It’s completely fun being a public figure you hearing the positive vibes and yes the most interesting hearing to negative ones.

Q: Did you faced any difficulties in your past life?
Ans: Yes! I did faced many of the problems the reason behind this is that am a female DJ. Apart peoples are having a narrow mentality. Although, I react as a bitch in front of them; meanwhile the beginning was very hard for me. I am a girl they are not allowed me to abuse or to approach me. As time passed everything settled itself.

Q: As music seems your passion, how many times you have performed live?
Ans: I have been playing live about 34 times including the public and private events.

Q: When did you performed first and that time what was your age?
Ans: in the mid of February, it was De-Terrace party at Cantonment. I was just 17 that time.

Q: How you manage your DJ life and family together?
Ans: It’s easy managing the family and my career life at the same time, while when I have loads of events my family do get disappoint for me.

Q: How much you have studied? Did your DJ life affected on your studies?
Ans: So far I just cleared my intermediate in Engineering group. Likewise I did appeared for universities test and I cleared them too but I couldn’t appear in the interview in Quaid-e-Awam University. I can’t leave my home town so I continued music now. For the upcoming year I will be joining Mass Communication in Sindh.

Q: If you get a chance to motivate girls for the field of music, what will be your message to them?
Ans: My message to the girls will be, “Just be bold, and face the consequences around you. Trust yourself, be determined to your aim.”

Practical work carried out under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi

Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Sindh