Really enjoyed this track by Irfan. I love the way him and Varqa have incorporated the Chitrali rhythm into the song. The dance moves are well choreographed and performed. I seem to resonate with the lyrics. Do tell me what you think of it.
This is one of my earlier experiments with Qawwali music. I recorded the traditional Qawwali version of this track during a session with Fareed Ayaz Qawwal and immediately fell in love with it. I was in Mumbai in 2005 to release Rahat Fateh Ali's Charkha album with Saregama Music where I met Mahesh Bhatt and I played him the traditional version of this Qawwali. He suggested that I make a fusion version of this as he loved it as well. I took to the suggestion and requested Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammad to come to my studio to record this. Since they are free-form singers, it was quite a process to get them to sing to a fixed tempo but I guess it worked out in the end. Who knew we were sowing the seeds for more sessions together on Coke Studio..
Does anyone want to hear the traditional version of this Qawwali? :)
Hope you enjoy this session. Ustaad je is an institution in himself and seeing him sing is such a treat. I created a loop for him for this session based on teen-taal (16 beats) and he just had fun jamming on it. This gave me the confidence to plan the session for Coke Studio. Thanks for listening..
Rohail Hyatt
Rohail Hyatt
Really enjoyed this track by Irfan. I love the way him and Varqa have incorporated the Chitrali rhythm into the song. The dance moves are well choreographed and performed. I seem to resonate with the lyrics. Do tell me what you think of it.
https://youtu.be/gNwcQ7hnseo?si=g8TMm...
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This is one of my earlier experiments with Qawwali music. I recorded the traditional Qawwali version of this track during a session with Fareed Ayaz Qawwal and immediately fell in love with it. I was in Mumbai in 2005 to release Rahat Fateh Ali's Charkha album with Saregama Music where I met Mahesh Bhatt and I played him the traditional version of this Qawwali. He suggested that I make a fusion version of this as he loved it as well. I took to the suggestion and requested Fareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammad to come to my studio to record this. Since they are free-form singers, it was quite a process to get them to sing to a fixed tempo but I guess it worked out in the end. Who knew we were sowing the seeds for more sessions together on Coke Studio..
Does anyone want to hear the traditional version of this Qawwali? :)
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Hope you enjoy this session. Ustaad je is an institution in himself and seeing him sing is such a treat. I created a loop for him for this session based on teen-taal (16 beats) and he just had fun jamming on it. This gave me the confidence to plan the session for Coke Studio. Thanks for listening..
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