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Lazy Day with Smooth Jazz: Positive Jazz Vibes for Relax at Home, Pleasant Background Jazz Music

Coffee Together (feat. Relaxing 'n' Smooth Jazz)

"Sweet Child o' Mine" é uma canção do Guns N' Roses, lançada no seu álbum de estréia Appetite for Destruction de 1987. A canção foi o primeiro single dos Guns N' Roses a atingir o primeiro lugar na Billboard Hot 100, durante duas semanas em Setembro de 1988.

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Guns N'Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Sajan is a multani kaafi penned by the great sufi poet, Shah Hussain. Fascinated by sufi music, I fell in love with the song after listening to Mekaal Hasan Band from across the border in their iconic album, Sampooran. It is one of the best sufi songs ever made. Divided by border United by music, I was approached by some amazing musicians of Pakistan to cover "Sajan". I almost jumped to this idea and musicians from 3 nations i.e., India, Pakistan, and UAE came together virtually to make Sajan. It took a while to release this song on my Youtube channel. But here it is. Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed singing it. 

Original  Credits:
Mekaal Hasan Band

Cover Credits:
Singer- Shruti Sargam
Flute- Ritesh Prasanna
Lead Guitar- Zeeshan Ali
Bass Guitar- Afaq Ahmed
Keyboard- Farhan Ali

Sajan De Hath Baan (Mekaal Hasan Band)

‘Chamba Kitni Dur' is a traditional Himachali folk song sung by many folk singers, bands and has also been featured in a Hindi movie.

The song is about a young girl from Shimla in love with someone who lives in the town of Chamba. 
She is asking her mother how far is Chamba from Shimla. (It's an overnight journey across the valley).
The girl is also trying to explain her situation and love to her mother.
Shimla no longer pleases her (though being very beautiful naturally) but she doesn’t want to live in these places as her beloved is not here with her.
The girl wants to go to Chamba and see her beloved, live with him, be with him. She is in the agony of separation from her lover, she is missing him so much that she condemns her decision to have chosen her  love from such a far away place.

Chamba Kitni Dur (Presented By Rivayat)- Manwa Sisters

‘Tobah’ is a Qawali composed by Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal and is about the trials and tribulations one faces when in the throes of love. The song features bassist Shez Raja and guitarist Gwen Lafitte as guest artists and collaborators.

Tobah (Presented By Rivayat) - Shahzad Ali Khan Qawal

‘Ghunghat Olay’ is a Sufi Kaafi performed by siblings Fiza and Hasnain Haider. Utilising Bulleh Shah's (1680-1757) Sufiana Kalam from the 18th century, ‘Ghunghat  Olay’ is the musical rendition of an anticipation and realization of one's true love or purpose in life. The song features bassist Shez Raja and guitarist Gwen Lafitte as guest artists and collaborators.

Ghunghat Olay (Presented By Rivayat) - Fiza & Hasnain Haider

Vocalist Wahdat Rameez performs a Seraiki Sufi Kaafi, ‘Aa Wus Sadre Kol’,  based on Raag Sindhi Bhairvi. The composition and lyrics were both composed by his father Niaz Ahmed Sb. Wahdat Rameez offers a mesmerizing performance, masterfully improvising and negotiating the many dynamics twists and turns of this musical journey.

Aa Wus Sadhery Kol (Presented By Rivayat) - Wahdat Rameez

Afzaal Ali Khan presents an original Naat ‘Aaqa Teri Rehmat’ with his Qawal party which is composed and written by Karamat Ali Asad. 
Accompanied by bassist Anton Davidyants , the Naat takes the listener through an intense spiritual journey as the performance gathers momentum and intensity. This release is the 7th one marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

Aaqa Teri Rehmat (Presented By Rivayat) - Afzaal Ali Khan

Music Composition: Shani Arshad
Singers: Shani Arshad, Asrar Shah, Zeb Bangash, Akhtar Chanal

Telenor Rawaan (Bhit Ja Bhitai complete version)(Radio Edit)

Soft Jazz Sexy  Instrumental Relaxation Saxophone Music 2013 Collection

Scent Of A Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnkV047XZJ4

Sab Nu - Janjan Te Janazay

With a haunting, dreamlike musical setting, the beautiful Kinarey, based on the Aiman Raga, (also known as the Lydian Mode in the West) concludes the record.

Lyrics
کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore

موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar

کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore

موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar


کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore

موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar


کھیونہار کی لاج تمہی کو

khewanhaar ki laaj tumhi ko

The boatman’s pride and honour rests in your hands

کھیونہار کی لاج تمہی کو

khewanhaar ki laaj tumhi ko

The boatman’s pride and honour rests in your hands

داتا کھڑی ہوں

daata khaṛi hoon

O benefactor, I am standing


دوارے دوارے دوارے

du’aare du’aare du’aare

Near the shore, near the shore, near the shore

دوارے دریا کشتی باندھ

du’aare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boar near the shore

موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar

دوارے دوارے دوارے

du’aare du’aare du’aare

Near the shore, near the shore, near the shore

دوارے دریا کشتی باندھو

du’aare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boar near the shore

موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar





کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore

کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore

کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore

کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore


کنارے کنارے کنارے

kinaare kinaare kinaare

By the shore, by the shore, by the shore


کنارے دریا کشتی باندھو

kinaare darya kashti baandho

Tie up the boat by the river shore


موج آئے بہرِ الفت میں خضر

mauj aaye bahr-i ulfat men khizar

Let joyous waves surge in friendship’s sea, Khizar

Personnel
Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums
Javed Akhtar : Shakers, Gharra

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Andholan 2020

Kinarey

Mehg, based on the raga of the same name, and also mythically, reputed to bring about rainfall, evokes a sense of shimmering rain and the swill of water.
Adding to this sense of effortless fluidity, is the very ambient and operatic treatment given to the music, making the track seem like an invocation to the heavens to open.

Personnel

Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums
Javed Akhtar : Shakers, Gharra

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Mehg

This Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) Sufiana Kaafi from the 18th century is set to a very upbeat vibe, musically taking the listener on a inviting journey of catchy hooks, riffs and solid rock grooves

Lyrics

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

میں ور پایا رانجھا ماہی
(میں نے رانجھا سا بر/دولہا پایا ہے)

main war paaya raanjha maahi
My beloved Ranjha has come to woo me

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

آؤ سیّو رل...
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ)

aao sayyo ral
Come together, and...

اجّ تاں روز مبارک چڑھیا
(آج تو مبارک روز آیا ہے)

ajj taan roz mubaarak charhiya
A blessed day has dawned today

اجّ تاں روز مبارک چڑھیا
(آج تو مبارک دن آیا ہے)

ajj taan roz mubaarak charhiya
A blessed day has dawned today

رانجھا ساڈے ویہڑے وڑیا
(رانجھا ہمارے آنگن میں داخل ہوا ہے)

raanjha saade vehre wariya
Ranjha has come into my courtyard

ہتھ کھونڈی سر کمبل دھریا
(ہاتھ میں مڑی ہوئی چھڑی اور سر پر کمبل لئے)

hatth khoondi sir kambal dhariya
With a bent cane in his hand, and a rough blanket draped over his head

ہتھ کھونڈی سر کمبل دھریا
(ہاتھ میں مڑی ہوئی چھڑی اور سر پر کمبل لئے)

hatth khoondi sir kambal dhariya
With a bent cane in his hand, and a rough blanket draped over his head

چاکاں والی شکل بنائی
(اس نے چرواہوں والی شکل بنائی ہوئی ہے)

chaakaan waali shakl banaayi
He has come dressed as a humble cowherd

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

آؤ سیّو رل...
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ)

aao sayyo ral
Come together and...

بلّھے شاہ میں اک سودا کیتا
(بلھے شاہ میں نے اک سودا کیا)

bullhe shaah main ik sauda keeta
Bulleh Shah, I have struck a bargain

کیتا، زہر پیالہ پیتا
(میں نے زہر کا پیالہ پیا)

keeta zahr piyaala peeta
I have drunk a cup of poison

نہ کجھ لاہا ٹوٹا لیتا
(نہ کچھ نفع، نہ نقصان اٹھایا)

nah kujh laaha ṭoṭa leeta
I neither gained any profit, nor suffered any loss

نہ کجھ لاہا ٹوٹا لیتا
(نہ کچھ نفع، نہ نقصان اٹھایا)

nah kujh laaha ṭoṭa leeta
I neither gained any profit, nor suffered any loss

دکّھاں درداں دی گھٹڑی چائی
(میں نے دکھ و درد کا بوجھ اٹھایا)

dukkhaan dardaan di gaṭhri chaayi
I bore the burden of grief and anguish

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends


آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

میں ور پایا رانجھا ماہ
میں ور پایا رانجھا ماہی
(میں نے رانجھا سا بر/دولہا پایا ہے)

main war paaya raanjha maahi
My beloved Ranjha has come to woo me

آؤ سیّو رل دیو نی ودھائی
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ اور مجھے مبارکباد دو)

aao sayyo ral deyo ni wadhaayi
Come together and congratulate me, my dear friends

آؤ سیّو رل...
(سکھیو، سب مل کے آؤ)

aao sayyo ral
Come together and...

Personnel

Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums
Javed Akhtar : Shakers, Gharra

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Sayon

Based on the popular Bheem Plassi Raga, Bheem is set amongst a musical journey that has various twists and turns,each taking the listener through a tripped out, psychedelic experience.

Personnel

Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums
Javed Akhtar : Shakers, Gharra

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Bheem

This South Indian Raag, Champakalli, is also known as the 'Lydian Flat 7 Scale' or 'Lydian Dominant'  in Western music.
A traditional classical bandish based on the raga, set out over a gorgeous palette of guitar tones and flute textures, takes you through an aural landscape which is all at once haunting, alluring and dark.

Personnel

Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums
Javed Akhtar : Shakers, Gharra

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Champakalli

'Ranjha'is a ‘Kafi’ written around the folk legends Heer and Ranjha, the doomed lovers who are betrayed and perish.
Bulleh Shah uses the story of Heer and Ranjha as a means to allude to the devotee’s longing for God’s love and charity.

The lyrics paint a picture of Heer pining for Ranjha and thinking so much of him that she feels that they are one person. 
In the last verse, Bulleh Shah advises Heer to not be concerned with worldly pursuits since they only lead to pain but Heer, whose family will not let her meet her lover, still implores him to take her to her Ranjha.

The Sufi poet, Bulleh Shah is believed to have been born in 1680, in the small village of Uch, Bahawalpur, Punjab, now in Pakistan.

Lyrics

Day & night pining for Ranjha (my beloved)
I myself have become Ranjha
You should call me Dhido* Ranjha
No more should I be called Heer.
I am Ranjha and Ranjha's me
No difference remains
I have ceased to exist
He lives in me. He believes in me
O maiden, throw away the white apparel
And put on the Sufi's garb
A blemish is so evident on white but
Never on black
O Bulleh! Take me to Takht Hazara**
For me here there is neither hope, comfort
Or support.
*Dhido was Ranja's real name. Ranjha was the caste, but that's the name that endured
** Takht Hazara was Ranjha's home

Personnel

Javed Bashir : Lead Vocals
Mekaal Hasan : Guitars
Mohammad Ahsan 'Papu': Flutes
Amir Azhar : Bass
Louis Pinto 'Gumby': Drums

Album Mixed, Mastered and Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Ranjha

This Persian tarana was written by Hazrat Amir Khusrao (1253–1325), an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, who, apart from being an expert in many styles of Persian poetry, is also considered the father of Qawalli as well as the inventor of the Sitar and Tabla.

Lyrics
Yar-e-man bia bia.
Dar Tan tadim,
Ta-nan Ta na dim, Tom Ta Na Na Na

Ba labam raseeda jaanum
Fu bia ke zinda maanum
Pas azari ki man na maanum,
Ba cheh kar khahi amud.

Which translates:

O love, come soon, come at once.
Come and enter my body,
for I am yours, come

My life hangs on my lips,
Come thou that I may live again,
for if thou shall come when I am no more,
to what avail shall it be.

Personnel

Mekaal Hasan – Guitar
Javed Bashir – Vocals
Mohammad Ahsan Papu – Flute
John "Gumby" Louis Pinto – Drums on Tracks 1,2,3,4
Pete Lockett – Drums and Percussion on Tracks 5,6,7,8
Bass: Michael Mondesir on Tracks 1,5,6,8
Bass: Sameer Ahmed on Track 3, MH on Track 4
Keyboards,Percussion and Co-Composer: Javed Akhtar 

Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studios, Lahore, Pakistan

All songs written and music composed by Mekaal Hasan Band

Album Mixed, Mastered & Produced by Mekaal Hasan

Sampooran 2020

Darbari

Shah Hussain (1538–1591) was a Punjabi Sufi poet who is regarded as a Sufi saint. He was the son of Sheikh Usman, and belonged to the Dhudhi clan of Rajputs. Born in Lahore, Punjab, he is considered to be a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. 
Shah Hussain is also often known as Shah Hussain Faqir - Faqir meaning Dervish ( mendicant ) and Shah means King. So due to his extremely humble Sufi personality, people called him The Dervish King, a person who was a King and a Dervish at the same time.

Shah Hussain's love for a Brahmin boy called "Madho" or "Madho Lal" is famous, and they are often referred to as a single person with the composite name of "Madho Lal Hussain". Madho's tomb lies next to Hussain's in the shrine.

His tomb and shrine is located at the Baghbanpura precincts, adjacent to the Shalimar Gardens Lahore, Pakistan. His Urs (annual death anniversary) is celebrated at his shrine every year during the "Mela Chiraghan" ("Festival of Lights")
This ‘kafi', works on a dual level, the physical and the spiritual. In this beautifully written poem, the comparison is ostensibly between two lovers but at a spiritual level, it is the desire of a mortal to seek a lasting relationship with God.  
Shah Hussain talks of the need for a ‘wakeel’ – a mediator, someone who understands and helps. The reference is to the Prophet and seeking his help in finding true salvation. The concluding lyrics refer to Shah Hussain as a ‘fakir’ or mendicant who laments the transitory nature of life on earth and the ultimate reconciliation of man with his destiny. 
In treating this deeply spiritual message, MHB has approached the melody like a soft and lilting ballad that tugs at the heartstrings, makes us reflect on life and in doing so finding that moment that soothes the soul.

Lyrics

My beloved has my hand in his,
how can I tell him to leave my hand
The night is dark & stormy,
without a companion/guide/teacher I am lost.
He holds my hand so tightly & with such passion
How can I tell him to leave?
One day you too will release me.
Hussain, the servant of God says,
With just a glance you entered my heart.

Personnel

Mekaal Hasan – Guitar
Javed Bashir – Vocals
Mohammad Ahsan Papu – Flute
John "Gumby" Louis Pinto – Drums on Tracks 1,2,3,4
Pete Lockett – Drums and Percussion on Tracks 5,6,7,8
Bass: Michael Mondesir on Tracks 1,5,6,8
Bass: Sameer Ahmed on Track 3, MH on Track 4
Keyboards,Percussion and Co-Composer: Javed Akhtar 

Recorded & Mixed at Digital Fidelity Studios, Lahore, Pakistan

All songs written and music composed by Mekaal Hasan Band

Album Mixed, Mastered & Produced by Mekaal Hasan

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Aaron Asif