Hare Hare Baans: Shazia Mansoor, Rizwan and MuazzamĪnother poignant traditional poem that receives a classy treatment on Coke Studio, with Shazia Mansoor and the qawwali duo Rizwan and Muazzam. And the icing on the cake is Tanweer Tafu’s rockstar level rubab solo!Ģ. Karan Abbas is as effective as Mai Dhai with his classical improvisations ( raag bhimplasi), while the band takes care to not have the energy level dip at any point. Something about the combination of guitars and the desert folk elements here that takes my mind to Ali Farka Toure’s music at times. Sure, both are based on Rajasthani folk songs, and Mai Dhai’s stage presence and style of rendition reminds one of Bhanwari Devi, but the similarity pretty much ends there. Have seen a lot of talk accusing of similarities between this and Ram Sampath’s Katte. Aankharli Pharookai: Mai Dhai, Karam Abbas There is also a qawwali-ish twist in the second half of the song, led by Arsalan and Babar Ali Khanna on dholak.ģ. A good Coke Studio debut for the group.Īli Zafar’s own brilliantly satirical lyrics get a retro bluesy jazz type sound from the house band and flautist Sajid Ali, and the singer does a kickass job behind the mic acing the falsettos and scatting, as usual with excellent support from the chorus. Of course, the nostalgic tone of the melody and the lyrics require such an approach, and in the backdrop, Sajid Ali’s magical flute phrases and Arsalan Rabbani’s harmonium add to the feel. The Bakhshi cousins’ ( Shahryar, Bilal Bakhshi, Aafi and Yawar) singing is mellow, an almost loving approach to the song, even during the sargam bits – a contrast to the kind of powerhouse qawwals from the country we are used to listening to. A poignant tune ( desh raag I guess) that is delivered beautifully by Jaffer in a calm, unhurried fashion while Sajid Ali’s flute provides those additional tugs at the heart strings. The two member band fronted by the house band’s pianist Jaffer Ali Zaidi (other half being guitarist Mauq Maqsood) makes their second appearance on the show (previous one was in Season 4), with a folksy piece written by Kaalay Khan Sahib and originally composed by Hamid Ali Bela. The arrangement has some nice touches, like the rain stick when the story talks of memories of playing in the rain. Suraiya Khanum is spot on with her singing, while veteran writer Anwar Maqsood’s recitation of his own lines, conveying a bride’s longing for her past days, are sure to bring a lump in your throat. Here too, they add another beauty to that set with Chiryaan Da Chamba, and here the mood is much more melancholic. Strings had featured a couple of lovely Bidaai-themed songs in the last season. Chiryaan Da Chamba: Suraiya Khanum, Anwar Maqsood The pop-ish diversion the song makes in the final two minutes seem a bit of a misfit, but it does feature some excellent albeit dramatic performances from the house band and the strings section.ħ. The arrangement is ruled by Tanweer Tafu on the rubab, Arsalan Rabbani on harmonium and Kamran Zafar’s bass line. Atif Aslam at the other end, pitches in with urdu lines written by himself. The language happens to be Persian, the song chosen being one originally sung by Iranian singer Googoosh (the raga sounds close to sindhubhairavi). There is a joy in hearing Peshawari singer Gul Panrra’s delightful rendition in a language alien to you. The song expectedly ends with a duel between the two that works, despite the slight fumbles.Ĩ. Ustad Hamid Ali Khan does the singing while his partner Nafees Ahmed Khan plays the sitar. The charm of raag bageshri rules supreme in this serene Hindustani fusion piece two accomplished musicians taking the listeners on a short ride through the intricacies of the raaga. Piya Dekhan Ho: Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, Nafees Ahmed Khan
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The rest of the house band and backing vocals (same as last time – Momin Durrani, Rachel Viccaji, Sara Haider) join in the fun later, making this an all out groove fest.ĩ. And it dives straight into action too, that addictive guitar hook ( Omran Shafique) to which Tanweer Tafu’s mandolin adds on, before Junoon man Ali Azmat’s impassioned vocals kick in. One of the trippiest songs of the season, from one of the best episodes of the season. A playlist of the entire songs is at the very end. Since we missed doing an episode-wise review as well, have actually ranked the songs rather than listing them at random, and written a little about the songs. A slightly belated compilation of our top 10 songs from another wonderful season of the awesomeness that is Coke Studio.