ranjhan
June 26, 2007
a good song to check out is Ranjhan by Ali Shahid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh93CtAqHaU
what differentiates this track from the teenage drivel proliferating cable channels is the treatment of the sufi theme with a tried-and-tested meekal hasan treatment; the track starts off with MHB on the credits so i am assuming that there was a lot of creative input to the track from him
but if Ali Shahid goes ”jangal bailay dhoondhan phiraindee” (Heer calling out for her Love in desolate wilderness) then vocally this desperation of a futile search is evoked beautifully; the video however negatively impacts an otherwise solid track; it starts off ok and then degenerates to standard boy chasing girl in a shiny car routine; can some one pray tell me what this car chase is representing here
it is good to see MHB supporting new talent, the obligatory flute transporting the song to a whole new level; have been waiting for their new album for such a long time
the number of times i have mentioned MHB on my blogs i should be charging commission from the band…oh well.
August 20, 2007 at 4:19 am
thanks for introducing this song – I enjoyed listening to it.
Extremely heartening to see that Sufi thought is inspiring the neo-music in Pakistan!
August 20, 2007 at 11:14 am
on second thoughts the video is quite crappy – I meant the direction and visuals are so cliched. though the song is nice and more so because of the reason above