Ni Saiyyo Asaan Naina De Aakhe Lagge Nusrat FAK remix

Mai Dhai Band - La Gorey

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Dark post-pop meets mystic muse, Arooj Aftab's Bird Under Water undulates and scintillates. A masterful expression of lyrical and acoustic soul tripped out through analog voltage and experimental digital filters.

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released March 9, 2015

Bird Under Water 
Written and Produced by Arooj Aftab

Jörn Bielfeldt - Drums/Percussion 
Mario Carrillo - Contra-Bass 
Bhrigu Sahni - Acoustic/Electric Guitar 
Magda Giannikou - Accordion on tracks 2, 3 and 4 
Sonny Singh - Trumpet on tracks 2 and 5 
Baqir Abbas - Bansuri on track 1 
Rakae Jamil - Sitar on track 3

Tracks 2, 3 and 5 co-written with Bhrigu Sahni 
Mixed and Mastered by Jeremy Loucas 
Engineered by Joshua Valleau and Alex Syner 
Album Art by Anum Awan and Yikun Liang

© Arooj Aftab 2015 All rights reserved

04 Baghon Main Pade Jhoole

01 Man Kunto Maula

שיר המעלות מנגינה מרגיעה

Voice and Composition: Arooj Aftab
Lyrics: Dagh Delvi
Tabla and Frame Drum: Adam Maalouf
Violin: Arun Ramamurthy
Synth: Yusuke Yamamoto
Mixed and Mastered: Jeremy Loucas

OST Devi - a film by Karishma Dube 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5958170/

Rasm-e-Ulfat (OST Devi)

Produced & Directed by Strings
Music Directed by Jaffer Zaidi
#CokeStudio10
Licensed by EMI Pakistan

A dark storm of emotions, this thumri is fueled by the thunderous arrangement of Jaffer Zaidi. Honing in on the pain and anguish that comes with the void of heartbreak, the incredibly powerful and skillful duo of Javed Bashir & Akbar Ali cascade through the contours and complexities of Raag Bhairvi. The hues of the raag are further evoked through a confluence of the ethereal drone of the sarangi and a prolific guitar solo by Aamir Zaki, exuding a sense of melancholy. Playing with the fluidity of the raag, the track is a masterful excursion that resonates with the profundity of sorrow.

Javed Bashir  Akbar Ali Feat. Aamir Zaki Naina Moray Coke Studio Season 10 Episode 4

"Night Song" is part of series 2 of the Real World Gold re-issued albums - released 30th July.

The great – and ridiculously prolific – Pakistani qawwali singer had already recorded half a dozen albums for Real World when he delivered this peach in 1996. Effectively the sequel to 1990’s classic Mustt Mustt, Nusrat is here reunited with the Canadian musician/producer Michael Brook and once again the partnership tests the emotional boundaries of the human voice. Timeless, state-less and, nearly two decades on, ageless. It wasn’t made in Detroit or Memphis, but this truly is soul music.
“An album for the ages, defying genre and solidifying Khan’s stature as one of the world’s pre-eminent singers” – Billboard


Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Micheal Brook - My Heart, My Life

Coke Studio Season 7

Ambwa Talay

Night Song is a collaborative studio album by Pakistani qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Canadian ambient musician, guitarist and producer Michael Brook. Recorded in 1995 and released in 1996 on Real World Records, it was Khan's last album released on the label during his lifetime. 
(Each and every night I need to play this track to have a sound sleep )

My tune, my music

Night Song: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan  and Michael Brook

Arooj Aftab, Bhrigu Sahni, Jorn Bielfeldt at David Friend Recital Hall, January 2013

Watch out for the Debut Album Release!!! 
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