Awesome acoustic version. Gives so much freedom to everyone to try different things.

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Singer: Sanam Marvi
Language: Punjabi

Sanam Marvi returns to Coke Studio this Season with the soulfully poignant ‘Yaar Vekho’. Based on the raag Bhopali, the song is a reflection of a moment in time that contains a message that remains as relevant and powerful today as it was in the years it was conceived. The song is an amalgamation of observations by the Sufi poets Sultan Bahu and Sachchal Sarmast – from different times yet with views and themes that have spanned almost 600 years worth of human thought. Thematically, the song focuses on the eternal idea of being within the world but not of it – to aspire for a higher understanding of the concept of Mercy within the various faces and trials of the world. The verses mention that while in the world of custom and ritual, in the search of true freedom and enlightenment, one must look inside and find Mercy. The song’s tone is solemn yet with a tinge of hope that is demonstrated through the instrumentation and arrangement of the String Orchestra and the melancholic beauty of the Piano. With the acoustic guitar feel, the song becomes a listening experience that is almost nostalgic.

The song’s overall flow emphasizes on the simplicity of forlorn thought that accompanies the process of inner realization and hopes for a semblance of peace. Ultimately, the song urges for Resolution to be found within.

Yaar Vekho - Sanam Marvi

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Dildara

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A humble rendition of Khan Sahib's much celebrated tune. 
This is praise to the Light of Cosmos! 
May Peace and Blessings and Salutations be upon Him!  

Vocals:  Sherry 
E. Guitar:  Omran Shafique
Bass:  Babar Sheikh
Slide Guitar/Banjo:  Rizwanullah Khan
Djembe: Sikandar Mufti

Recorded, mixed, and produced by Omran Shafique@Studio
additional recording by Shahnawaz Feroz

Band contact
email:               chandtaraorchestra@gmail.com
mobile :            03212883456

Makki Madni - Chand Tara Orchestra

aap milte nahi kya kijiye

This Video  1st ver

Channeling the culture of qawalli, tonight the crew at #nescafebasement4 brings you the mesmerizing " Gorak Dhanda"

Music Produced by : Xulfi

Gorak Dhanda, NESCAFE Basement Season 4, Episode 4

Produced by: Rohail Hyatt
Original Artist: Mehdi Hassan
Poetry by: Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Composed by: Mehdi Hassan
Copyright in the original works for the original song owned or otherwise controlled by -“EMI (Pakistan) Ltd”
Coke Studio Season 12, Episode 6

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Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) was an Indian writer and poet, considered the first prominent Punjabi woman, poet, novelist, essayist, and the leading 20th- century poet of the Punjabi language with over 100 books to her name.
Her poignant poem, Aj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu (Today I invoke Waris Shah)- is an elegy addressed to the 18th- century Punjabi poet, capturing her anguish over massacres during the Partition of India (1947). 
Waris Shah (1722-1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet, born in Jandiallah Sher Khan, in what is now the Punjab in Pakistan.
He is best- known for his work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional and tragic folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha, considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature.
Waris Shah, the sufi sage, was a consummate artiste, deeply learned in Sufi knowledge and local cultural lore. His verse is considered a treasure- trove of Punjabi phrases, idioms and imagery.

Lyrics

I implore Waris Shah, to speak from his
grave and add a new page to his book of love
Arise, O friend of the afflicted; arise and
see the state of Punjab,
Corpses strewn on fields and the Chenab
flowing with blood
I implore Waris Shah, to speak from his grave
and add a new page to his book of love
The flute that was turned to love is lost
and all have forgotten the ways of love
and humanity
I implore Waris Shah, to speak from his grave
and add a new page to his book of love
Blood has rained on the soil; the graves ooze
with blood, he princesses’ of love now weep
in graveyards.
Today all have become Quaidos*
thieves of love and beauty
Where can we find another one like Waris Shah
to write about this calamity?
Waris Shah! I implore you. Speak from your
grave and add a new page to your book of love

[*Quaido, a maternal uncle of Heer in “Heer Ranjha” the love epic written by Waris Shah, is the villain who betrays the lovers]

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

Waris Shah

laal band may nay us say yeh kaha

Sanwal performed live and acoustic at MTV studios Pakistan.


Translation:

Sanwal
The Beloved

O my beloved!
Please come to me
Listen! Can’t you hear the wailing of my soul?
I am forlorn, I am torn

My beloved is nowhere to be found
I have no way of going to him
O my beloved,
Please come to me

Can’t you hear me wailing?
Desolate am I

Hanging aimlessly. Neither here nor there
I have lost everything. I have lost it all

O my beloved!
Please come to me.


Written by Farhat Abbas Shah
(Contemporary Pakistani poet)

MTV Unplugged

Sanwal Live from MTV Unplugged

Sanwal (Unplugged)from MTV Unplugged

Mekaal Hasan Band, sometimes shortened to MHB, is a sufi rock band formed in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 1999 by composer-songwriter, guitarist Mekaal Hasan.
The band members have roots in different genres, including jazz, classical music, soul music, and sufi rock, the combination of each member has created a sound which has earned them fans from a variety of quarters. Hasan is the lead songwriter and has been noted for having a special style mixing classical music with metal techniques. The band is also famous for their epic live performances having won the most number of awards for Best Live Act.

Sanwal (Unplugged)from MTV Unplugged

Mekaal Hasan Band

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