Ayoob; The rise and fall of Pakistani music band

 Needs some fine tuning and also contribution of each group (means what unique and new thing) every group introduced

Ayoob Rajpar
Roll no. 2k14/MC/130
Article:
The rise and fall of Pakistani music band

A short introduction of famous Pakistani music groups. From the last three decades, Pakistan music industry has achieved a great place in the world of music. Pakistani singers have get to offer to show their talent and get a more opportunities to work in industry. Pakistan has produced the number of bands in last three decades which are very popular in the region of South Asia, but unfortunately most of those bands could not ran together while everyone have admitted their outclass music compositions and heart touching songs. I am going to elaborate the rise and fall of Pakistani bands which raised in 1980s. A very loveable appreciable and beautiful band formed and renowned as Vital Sign.
The Signs emerged in 1987 as a project of reclusive TV producer, Shoaib Mansoor. Rohail Hayat (synthesisers), Nusrat Hussain (guitar), Shahzad Hassan (bass) and Junaid Jamshed (vocals) were in this band. The band had already made a bit of a name for itself in the time’s ‘college functions’ circuit before it was picked up by Mansoor to record a patriotic song and video in 1987. The song was Dil Dil Pakistan, penned by Mansoor and composed by Nusrat Hussain and Junaid Jamshed. The lyrics express an unabashed love of the country, portraying it as a kind of heaven on earth. Vital signs made a number of rocking and lovely songs including aankho ko aankho ne jo sapna and na tu aaegi na he chain aaega. But time is not affectionate always so far band could not survived more and dismissed their structure and went in box forever. After that, the band raised with the impassioned sign and get fast fame in a heart of public .it was Junoon. It was based on the Trinity structure.
Junoon was first introduced by Salman Ahmed (A formal guitarist) Ali Azmat (vocalist) and Brain (base guitarist). Junoon songs liberally incorporated elements from rock and hard-rock genres and did not shy away from expressing political and social statements. The band’s first album was a commercial flop. Its raunchier sound was still too novel for a nascent pop scene. Junoon’s music increasingly fused riff-friendly rock chops with funky renditions of Punjabi folk and traditional Sufi music; and the lyrics occasionally ventured into commenting on the state of the country and society.

This gradually began to gather a steady and passionate cult following for the band. The group’s growing reputation as a crackling live act helped too, especially when bassist Brian O’Connell came in for Nusrat and veteran drummer, Malcom Gomes, became a mainstay in the band. Junoon responded with Inquilaab in 1996 (the band’s third album). It was another energetic package of catchy off-the-wall riffs and racy vocals weaved around rudiments of Punjabi folk and bhangra music genres. To round off the album, the band (as if on a whim), decided to also record and add a pop anthem to the album – a style that was still popular after the initial release of Dil Dil Pakistan in 1987. So, out came Jazba Junoon, a song that musically sounded like one of those upbeat Latino songs of early Santana, and punctuated with patriotic and uplifting lyrics inspired by the writings of South Asian philosopher and poet, Mohammad Iqbal. 2004 was the last and final period for Junoon. Each member left the band and worked individually in their fields.

Another Pakistani classical musical band is fusion. It is a Sufi rock band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan formed in 2001. The name was derived from fusion, as the former vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali describes the band as a fusion of Hindustani classical and modern soft rock music blended with the Sufi Style of singing. The Fuzön art insists on setting feelings above mere technique and creating an individualistic genre of mold-breaking music. Fuzön encompasses hybrid styles of exquisite melodies and everlasting pop or rock instrumentation. Fusion won the hearts of people not only on the domestic level but beyond the border lines. A great problem which fusion faced was, the changing of vocalist. First, Shafqat was honour of this band and lead vocalist but then he left the band and worked individually. It was a huge shock which damaged fusion's structure.
Then Shafqat was replaced by the Rameez Mukhtiar, a professional vocalist and multi instrumental player. Rameez and his fellows (the band) made an album journey which was so impressive. Neend na aaey, the famous song of that album which was on aired on television and fm the most. After 2011, Rameez left fusion and focused on his single projects. After Rameez, Khurram Iqbal joined the band and he is working with the band still but they did not gave any great album yet as Shafqat did.

Now, I am coming to talk on the most famous and heart winner Pakistani rock band which one is known as Jal. Soon afterwards, the band started to gain popularity in Lahore's underground music scene and gained a large cult following due to the success of their song "Aadat".

The band, then went on to release the music video for the song, directed by Umer Anwar, through ARY Digital and The Musik channel, in December 2003. The video was soon rated as the fourth best video of the year 2003 by ARY The Muzik, within days of its release. However, by the end of December, in 2003, Atif parted ways with the band due musical differences, with lead guitarist Goher Mumtaz, to pursue a career as a solo artist. This led Goher recruit musicians Farhan Saeed on vocals and Aamir Sheraz on bass guitar. Farhan was suggested by Sultan Raja, bassist of Call, who introduced him to Goher and thus joining the band as its vocalist. By this time the band, with a new line-up, re-did the song "Aadat" as its video was already being aired on local music channels with the former lead vocalist, Atif Aslam’s voice. But in nutshell Atif Aslam was replaced by the Farhan Saeed in 2003.

Jal's performance was fabulous. But after some years Farhan left the band and Gohar Mumtaz ran the band himself. It was the short introduction of the famous Pakistani music bands which got the success on peak but not survived more.

Practical work was carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi
Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Sindh 

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interview Faqeer Bhagt Khano Mal By Ayoob Rajper

Edited by Rebecca Ursani

By Ayoob Rajper
Interview of Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal
BS-III Roll number: 2K14/MC/130
 
Melodic voice is a gift of God. Few people have a great talent that leads them on peak of success. Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal is one of the best folk singers of district Naushahro Feroze, Sindh. He was born in 1963 in small village (cheeho) of Naushahro Feroze. He got his early education of music at his home. He belongs to a musician family that is commonly known as the Bhagats.  He is used to sing and compose songs in which all the mystic concepts are described.


Q. From where did you get your music teachings initially? 
Ans. Music is in our blood and that shows that we are lineal chanters. Our forefather firstly started music and started singing in different temples and called himself a Bhagat. Tanboro and Chapri (wooden little blocks which work to produce beats during song). Our father taught us the basics of music and so on we developed more. 

Q. What kind of Raag you play and enjoy very much? 
Ans. Child, as musicians we have grip on different scales and their sharps and keep in mind that a musician is the one who knows all the detailing, major and minor aspects of raag. If a man knows some of the scales of music, we cannot say that he is a musician. Returning to your question, we have really enjoyed what we had composed and also that which is still in progress. 

Q. It is generally believed that music creates a vibe in a man’s soul. Is it so?
Ans. There is something that should be understood. It is just about our brain and feelings. Sometimes people enjoy by offering prayers, sometimes they feel good after taking a unit of alcoholic beer and also some people get a vibe to help the needy. People get relaxation from their different works and music is a master instrument to relax listener's soul and it's an everlasting passion of musicians like us

Q. What kind of poetry you have mostly used in your songs?
Ans. Mostly we are used to sing Kabeer, Latif, Sachal and the poetry which is based on Sufi point of view. It is very necessary for a Sindhi folk singer to sing Shah Latif, Sachal Sarmast and Sufi Shah Inayat and other same categories of Sindhi Sufi poets. As far as Kabeer is concerned, I must say that Kabeer is a big personality in Hindu Sufism and all his poetry is about Sufism.

Q. Is it hard for common people to understand Kabeer’s poetry?
Ans. No, not at all. Kabeer is as simple as other poets but the thing which betides over the society is that the trends have been changed. If you see thirty years back from today you will understand the musical trends and their importance. When we sing Kabeer, the older people and knowers enjoy our songs and poetry. Most of Kabeer's poetry is based on spiritual thoughts and divinity like other Sufi poets who worked for brotherhood and humanity.

 

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Interview with Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal 

 

Ayoob Rajper Roll No: 130

Melodical voice is a gift of God .few people have a great talent that leads them on the peek of success.
Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal is a one of best folk singer of district Naushahro Feroze sindh.he was born in 1963 in small village(cheeho)of Naushahro feroze.he got his eary education of music at his home .he belong to musician family that commonly renowned as a bhagt .faqeer's unique thing which he made in his compositions are kabeer's poetry while he is also  aware of  other sofi (mystic )sindhi and hindi poets and he used to sing and compose songs in which all the mystic concepts described 

 

Q.What is music in your perspective?

A.we can not define music in a few sentences,it is just about emotions,feelings behaviour and much more.in nutshell we can say that its only source which give to men a kind of relaxation and makes him happy.iits not a general perspective as you asked me what is my perspective towards the understandings of music .someone might have different point of view about music.

 

Q.where you got initially  music teachings ?
A.its our khandani work ,as we are bhaghats and that mean khandani raagiees.our father's grandfather firstly start music and singing on a different (mandirs)temples and called himself a bhaghat that day and today everyone calling us bhaght .as i told you that,music is a our family symbol tanboro and chaprii(a wooden little blocks which work to make beats during song).our father taught us the basics of music and so on we developed more.

Q.what kind of raags you could play and enjoy very much?
A.balak(child)as a musicians we have grip on different thats(scales)and their raags(sharps).and be in a mind that a musician is one who know all barrqeeyan )major and minor aspects of raag,if a man know some of scales of music we can not say that he is a musician .returning on your question we really enjoying what we had made and also that which is still in a progree .

Q: it is a generally believed that music creates a vibe  in a peoples soul?

A.look yar,there is something which should be understand .its just about our brain  and feelings ,,sometimes people enjoy to offer a nimaz sometimes they feel good to take a unit of alcoholic bear and also some people get a vibe to help the needy.you saw there is not a interfere of any kind of melody music song whatever you called nut the got relaxation
By work that they did.

yes music is a very master instrument for a

Q: what kind of poetry you mostly used in your songs ?
Mostly we use to sing kabeer latif sachal and the poetry which based on sofi point of view .we are faqeers and sindhi ,its very necessary for a folk singer (sindhi folk singer)to sing shah latif sachal sarmast and sofi shah inayat and other same categories of a sindhi sofi poets.and when the tale come over the kabeer ,i may say that we are follower of hindu school of thought so kabeer is a big mundhi (personality )in a hindi sofism and all over his poetry are sofi..

 

Q:.kabeer's poetry is very difficult to understand for a common listeners ?i

A.no ,not it all.kabeer is very simple as simple as other poets,but the thing which betide over the society is that the trands has been changed .if you see 3o years back from today you ll understand the musical trands and their importance .when we sing kabeer the oldies and knower enjoys our songs and poetry .most of kabeer's poetry based on spiritual thoughts and divinity .like others sofi (mystics )poets who worked for the brotherhood and humanity ,

 

Q.why you adobe profession of music?
A.singing is not a profession,it is a worship of soul and satisfaction of mind.while i have not earned a lot of money ,i and my family faced lot of  economical and social problems .we are still living a life hand to mouth.
Otherwise profession is something else,which get earn money for you.

Practical work carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi 

Media and Communication Department, University of Sindh

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Interview with Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal 

Ayoob Rajper Roll No: 130

Melodical voice is a gift of God .few people have a great talent that leads them on the peek of success.

Faqeer Bhagat Khano Mal is a one of best folk singer of district Naushahro Feroze sindh.he was born in 1963 in small village(cheeho)of Naushahro feroze.he got his eary education of music at his home .he belong to musician family that commonly renowned as a bhagt .faqeer's unique thing which he made in his compositions are kabeer's poetry while he is also  aware of  other sofi (mystic )sindhi and hindi poets and he used to sing and compose songs in which all the mystic concepts described 

Q.What is music in your perspective?

A.we can not define music in a few sentences,it is just about emotions,feelings behaviour and much more.in nutshell we can say that its only source which give to men a kind of relaxation and makes him happy.iits not a general perspective as you asked me what is my perspective towards the understandings of music .someone might have different point of view about music.

Q.where you got initially  music teachings ?
A.its our khandani work ,as we are bhaghats and that mean khandani raagiees.our father's grandfather firstly start music and singing on a different (mandirs)temples and called himself a bhaghat that day and today everyone calling us bhaght .as i told you that,music is a our family symbol tanboro and chaprii(a wooden little blocks which work to make beats during song).our father taught us the basics of music and so on we developed more.

Q.what kind of raags you could play and enjoy very much?
A.balak(child)as a musicians we have grip on different thats(scales)and their raags(sharps).and be in a mind that a musician is one who know all barrqeeyan )major and minor aspects of raag,if a man know some of scales of music we can not say that he is a musician .returning on your question we really enjoying what we had made and also that which is still in a progree .

Q: it is a generally believed that music creates a vibe  in a peoples soul?

A.look yar,there is something which should be understand .its just about our brain  and feelings ,,sometimes people enjoy to offer a nimaz sometimes they feel good to take a unit of alcoholic bear and also some people get a vibe to help the needy.you saw there is not a interfere of any kind of melody music song whatever you called nut the got relaxation
By work that they did.

yes music is a very master instrument for a

Q: what kind of poetry you mostly used in your songs ?
Mostly we use to sing kabeer latif sachal and the poetry which based on sofi point of view .we are faqeers and sindhi ,its very necessary for a folk singer (sindhi folk singer)to sing shah latif sachal sarmast and sofi shah inayat and other same categories of a sindhi sofi poets.and when the tale come over the kabeer ,i may say that we are follower of hindu school of thought so kabeer is a big mundhi (personality )in a hindi sofism and all over his poetry are sofi..

Q:.kabeer's poetry is very difficult to understand for a common listeners ?i

A.no ,not it all.kabeer is very simple as simple as other poets,but the thing which betide over the society is that the trands has been changed .if you see 3o years back from today you ll understand the musical trands and their importance .when we sing kabeer the oldies and knower enjoys our songs and poetry .most of kabeer's poetry based on spiritual thoughts and divinity .like others sofi (mystics )poets who worked for the brotherhood and humanity ,

Q.why you adobe profession of music?
A.singing is not a profession,it is a worship of soul and satisfaction of mind.while i have not earned a lot of money ,i and my family faced lot of  economical and social problems .we are still living a life hand to mouth.
Otherwise profession is something else,which get earn money for you.

Profile of Muhammad Hussain Qureshi By Ayoob Rajpar

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MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN QURESHI
 Profile By Ayoob Rajpar

There are some people who compel you to ask yourself what makes them tick; how they survive; what their dreams are; what their hopes are, and what their despairs are. Hussain Quraishi is one of those characters. You’ll always find him on the entrance stairs of Agriculture complex with his weight machine in front of him; all he does is weigh people who sometimes pay him while sometimes they don’t. Interestingly, he has performed Umrah twice with the earnings he got from weighting people.
Nobody knows where exactly Hussain Quraishi belongs; neither anyone ever bothers about it. Even if someone bothers to ask him about his mooring, he rudely says, “What the hell have you got to do with it? It’s none of your business.” If you look at his face, his snow-white beard, his deep meditative eyes, you’ll be tempted to think if he really has anywhere to come from. Upon some stubborn research you’ll come to know that he lives in the slums of Hyderabad in a dilapidated rented room.
He has not married, thus the question of his family is pointless. He says, “Only God is my relative. To hell with others.”
He is old but nobody knows how much. When asked he says he doesn’t know. If he’s in good mood, he’ll pull out his identity card from his shoddy shirt’s half-torn pocket and will show it to you. According to his ID card, you’ll come to know, he is 62 years old. His white beard announces that he may really be over sixty, but his wrinkle-free face shows he’s hardly over thirty.
From his outlook you’ll think if he cares to change his clothes. Or, rather, if he has got any except for the ones he is wearing. His only property is his weight machine and he lives off it. Does it earn him enough to eat and pay his rent? “Yes,” he says with brightness in his eyes. “It earns me not only enough but more than enough. I have performed Umrah twice through the earnings from the weight machine. What more can I ask?”
Interestingly, he has no hopes, no desires, no fears, and no despairs. “To be honest,” he says, “it’s been a long time since I last dreamed. Literally no dreams at all. I have nothing to lose, so fear is pointless. I am not slave to any desire for I am satisfied with what I am, what I do, and what I earn.”
Although Hussain Quraishi seems like a begger but he wins his bread and butter with hard work. “I did beg for some days but those were the worst days of my life. I was extremely ashamed of what I was doing. I have never undergone such ordeal before. Then, one day, I promised to myself not to ever beg.”
Hussain Quraishi’s life is a nice lesson of living one’s life with honor and happiness.

Practical work carried under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi
Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Sindh