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Singer: Zoe Viccaji
Featuring: Sumru Ağıryürüyen
Language: Urdu & Turkish

In connecting musical roots, Zoe Viccaji brings her version of a melody that has traveled across the globe in many forms to now be presented as ‘Ishq Kinara’. She had heard the song in its Turkish equivalent – ‘Üsküdar'a Gider İken’ - and upon delving into the origin of the song, was inspired by not only the melody but the universality of its tune in the way that it has been reinvented in many different cultures across the globe. Given the driving inspiration behind Zoe’s connection with the melody was in her Turkish experience of the song, the composition was bridged with the vocals of Sumru Ağıryürüyen bringing the traditional Turkish song to the fold lending a link to its root. Sumru states that while ‘Üsküdar’a Gider İken’ stems from the old, Anatolian neighborhood of Üsküdar in Istanbul, the Turkish version’s roots connect even further to several other countries - Bosnia, Scotland and beyond. This fact was further confirmed by members of L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio in Rome, Italy, who had heard versions of the same melody. The Turkish version of the song primarily dealt with the theme of the despair caused by Loss in the name of Love, however Zoe, in connecting with the song personally, lyrically made her version about the idea of independence and self-realization in the name of Loss. ‘Ishq Kinara’ talks of the last moment of vulnerability as a relationship is severed, and looks on to being complete within one’s Self after the Loss. With an upbeat mixed canvas of instrumentation from Italy, Turkey, Morocco and Pakistan, the song becomes Pakistan’s version of the mysterious melody.

Ishq Kinara - Üsküdar'a Gider Iken, Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 6, Episode 4

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Mera Ishq - Quratulain Balouch (QB)

Band: Soch
Song: AlVida

Written and Composed by Adnan Dhool
Violin by Javaid Saab
Produced by Xulfi at Xth Harmonic

Official Website : http://www.thebandsoch.com/
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Manager – Soch
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Al-Vida, with Adnan Dhool’s gritty vocals, composition and thought provoking
lyrics, complemented with Javaid Saab’s violin and Rabi Ahmed’s rhythms, takes you on a soulful and romantic journey.

The song, produced at “Xth Harmonic” by Xulfi, shows a totally different side
of the band. The soft and melodious number is a complete contrast to the
revolutionary music the band is known to play. The song is the reflection of
Adnan Dhool’s unrequited love.

Soch - Alvida

'Awari' Audio Download Link: http://www.pakmediarevolution.net/2012/10/nescafe-basement-soch-awari-download-audio-video/

Soch - Awari (NescafeBasement'12)

Vocals: Adnan
Backing Vocals: Asfar
Acoustic Guitars: Rabi & Fawad
Electic Guitar: Shahrukh
Drums: Mansoor
Bass Guitar: Haider
Keyboars: Hamza
COmposed by: Adnan & Rabi
Lyrics: Adnan & Rabi
Song by Soch Band

All Music Arranged, Mixed, Mastered & Produced by Xulfi

‘Awari’ is based on the deepest and the most sensitive theme of adultery that is ignored, but not unexposed in our society. ‘Awari’ depicts the emotional trauma lived by the girl forced in this gruesome, deadly unchosen profession. ‘Awari’ is infact a bold step taken, to convey the terribly difficult painful life the girls in this profession get to live. ‘Awari’ goes on to explain how there are so many secrets in the life if these girls, how secrets about their relationships devastate them and how secrets in and around them force them to drown in the fear of loneliness and depression. ‘Awari’ further elaborates how escape is not an option, especially without the help of other people, is also nearly impossible.
‘Awari’ further compels the listener to think how without the support of law enforcement officials, these girls have little or no hope of ever freeing themselves from their work.

“Our heart goes out to the many who are actually trapped between the past of the ‘yesterday’ that would never come again and the future of the ‘tomorrow’ that they may never see!” – Soch

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