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Is Atif Aslam rescuing Naat from the Bollywood-pop takeover?
Every time singer raises his hand in prayer, a blessing falls from sky, and with it a kalaam that everyone listens to
KARACHI:
Every time Atif Aslam raises his hand in prayer a blessing falls from the sky, and with it, a
kalaam that everyone listens to. The crisp white kurta shalwar and the soft top lighting almost give the impression that divine light is embracing Pakistan’s most sought-after voice.
Maybe, it has already entered his heart and is trying to find a place in his voice; a voice that fumbled surprisingly when he recited
He performed Mustafa Jaan-e-Rehmat , written by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.
Atif Aslam s much awaited new naat is here, it s a Ramazan gift and sounds heavenly. Aslam sang the iconic Mustafa Jaan E Rehmat written by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and performed by countless people over the years as part of an ensemble, with the lead vocals overlapping soothing vocal harmonies.
The ensemble features five singers, including lead Aslam and the latest Coke Studio inductee in a lead singing capacity, though a longtime contributor otherwise, Ali Pervez Mehdi. The other singers are Nouman Javed, Ahsan Pervaiz Mehdi and Kumail Jaffery.
The video opens showing the five men standing in a line, centred by Aslam, dressed in a modest white, with their hands respectfully folded in the front of them. The video covers the group in that position, singing, with a consistent low-contrast look and feel through out the five minute and eight second video.
“Think I left my name/By your windowpane/Within our art.” – ‘Pink’ by Abdullah Siddiqui
It’s midnight on Christmas Day in Toronto and the holiday season is in full swing. So is Meesha Shafi, who has impressed the most cynical of us with her six releases in 2020. Six releases via multiple, mainstream platforms and singles; it is almost akin to releasing an EP.
She closed the year with Mughal-e-Funk’s ‘Sakal Banal’ in which she featured on vocals, a glittering Meesha Shafi singing Amir Khasrau. Before this, she sang the all-female anthem, ‘Na Tuttuye Ve’ and stole the show with her rap. Joining Ali Pervez Mehdi as the featured artist in ‘Gal Sunn’ later in Coke Studio 2020, Meesha stole the single without trying too hard.
January 10, 2021
In this interview with Instep, Meesha Shafi talks about the incredible year she has had, developing as a songwriter and a decade in music.
With ‘Amrit’, an original song she presented on Velo Sound Station, her musical trajectory has is akin to a new kind of stratosphere, only Meesha Shafi can produce as a multidisciplinary artist.
“Think I left my name/By your windowpane/Within our art.” – ‘
Pink’ by Abdullah Siddiqui
It’s midnight on Christmas Day in Toronto and the holiday season is in full swing. So is Meesha Shafi, who has impressed the most cynical of us with her six releases in 2020. Six releases via multiple, mainstream platforms and singles; it is almost akin to releasing an EP.