Fray Makers, a newly founded community organization, delivered a quality family show in Riyadh on Friday. The Melody Festivity, which was a unique contest for rising talent, was organized in collaboration with Global Events Consortium. FRiENDi mobile sponsored the event, which was supported by Rising Metro Service, Al-Kabeer Foods and Taste of Pakistan Restaurant, which catered delicious food to more than 1,000 attendees. Many Indian and Pakistani families gathered to experience live entertainment lined up for the evening. In addition, several private and commercial booths were available, which included Steps Advertising Company and Qabas Technologies. The stage activities kicked off with Naffay Hussain creating excitement by highlighting upcoming performances and introducing the chief guest and judges for the contest. The show was hosted by Hisham Manna and Sajin Nishan who set the stage on fire with their energetic compeering throughout the show. Chief guest Sajida Chaudhry, chairperson of Needs & Style), inaugurated the event. The judges were Omair Shaikh (director of VI Productions), journalist Waqar Nasim Wamiq, Yasir Wahid (lead vocalist, Black The Band), Anwaar Khan (Fashion Industry member) and Umer Khan. Principal guests included active community organizations such as Bazm e Riaz, the Khalli Walli Show and Masti Tym and guest individuals included Arsalan Baloch, Zia Mehmood, Dr. Nada Adnan, Faisal Bajwa, Abid Shamoon and Nazim Amin. Major performers of the evening were by Zaid Dawood, Aqib Sultan, Rehan Rafique, Sahil AK, Addi Minix, Faris MJ and Black The Band. Atif Azam and Shabbir Warsi provided the sound system. The talent contest winners Abdullah and Abbas were awarded by appreciation shields, making their families proud. Fray Makers summed up the evening by thanking all those who played a role in setting up the event. Naffay Hussain, president of GEC, as the event consultant was the backbone of the show. Organizations who played a vital role in making the show a big success were VI Productions Group, Aspire Productions and Black Cinema Productions. Adnan and Azam from KSA Studios provided support in photography and videography. Hajra Khan, president of Fray Makers, thanked her entire team, who included Burhan, Sohail, Arisha, Ayaz, Sara, Humi, Sadaf, Sanwal and Shahzaib, for their integral role during the event. Naffay Hussain thanked Talal Safdar, Billal Arshad, RJ Fawad and Sahil Ali, who provided their support throughout the show. Ahmed Hussain provided pre-event support with consultancy for security arrangements. The evening ended with Sajin and Hisham thanking the audience following an award ceremony, where the performers as well as volunteers, organizations and individuals who worked hard to make the event a huge success, were honored.
