Something new that came to mind as I fiddled around. Liked how it sounded and needed to record. Here's something I just did on the fly off my phone.

ZJ -  Sept 10 (First Take)

I mess around. And record. 
It has a handful of sloppy moments, but it is what it is. Enjoy :) 
-Z

ZJ - September 17th (First Take)

An acoustic piece written and just recorded out of the blue. Very rough. 
-Zj

ZJ - I Dont Even Know (Jan 2014)

did a quick cover of La Vie En Rose in a take or two. Recorded off my phone
Enjoy, I guess. 

La Vie En Rose (Cover)

Another rough medley where I covered a few songs as a study break. 
Recorded off my phone. 

TLC - No Scrubs
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River
Destiny's Child - Say my Name

No Scrubs x Cry Me a River x Say my Name Medley

The Vacancy in Me

I did a quick one take cover of "Cant Take My Eyes Off of You" in Lauryn Hill's style but with the original lyrics by Frankie Valli 

Enjoy. 
-Zj

ZJ - Cant Take My Eyes off You - Lauryn Hill Cover

Homage to the late Junaid Jamshed

I did this in one take and the microphone got messed up in a key part but it is what it is.

ZJ - Vital Signs - Aitebar (Acoustic Cover - One Take)

This is an original song I wrote about the first revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad (saws), which took place in the cave of Hira atop a mountain outside Makkah. Accounts of this entire story paint a picture of a physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually intense/challenging altercation between the Prophet and the Angel Jibreel. Jibreel physically squeezes the energy from the Prophet's body thrice, commanding him, an unlettered man, to "Read!" 

After this incident the Prophet is in a state of immense panic, shock, and fear. He runs down the mountain to the arms of his beloved wife, Khadijah, repeatedly crying "Cover me! Cover me!" 

This song was an attempt at capturing the vulnerability of the Prophet (s) in that moment in a way that is relevant to the vulnerability so many of us feel in difficult times, and the realization that it is okay to seek help. Its a very remedial recording, I'll probably try to refine it later on. 

-Z

Zawar - Cover Me (demo)

Dusted off my microphone to put a rough arrangement of Salim Raza's "Ae Dil Kisi Ke Yaad" from the 1963 Pakistani film "Ik Tera Sahara"

Zawar -Ae Dil Kisi Ke Yaad (Demo)[Salim Raza Cover]

A rough first take recording something that came to mind in a matter of minutes. I liked what I heard, and decided to record it. Pardon the phone vibration sound :) 
-Z

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