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  • Zulfiqar Jabbar announces support for ‘Kana Yaari’ singer Wahab Bugti amidst floods

    Zulfiqar Jabbar announces support for ‘Kana Yaari’ singer Wahab Bugti amidst floods

    As torrential rain continues to wreak havoc across Balochistan, stories are emerging of thousands of people being homeless, amongst them is musician Wahab Bugti.

    The Kana Yaari singer and his family have been affected by the flooding in Dera Bugti and required help. Fellow Coke Studio artist Kaifi Khalil and activist Muniba Mazari requested public to help him and his family.

    Activist Mazari shared photo of the singer with his family surrounded by floodwater on Twitter.

    Khalil asked his followers to help as much as they can. “Please help him koyi bhi in say nazdeek rehta hai ya in k touch main hain [whoever lives nearby or is touch with him] lots more of prayers for you Wahab bhai,” he wrote.

    The musician is currently staying at his friend’s home, since his house has been affected by the water.

    Now the producer of Coke Studio 14, Zulfiqar Jabbar has announced that he and his team are providing support to Bugti and his family amidst the crises.

    Read More: Floods in Balochistan and Sindh kill at least 400 people

  • Is Britney Spears hooked to Pasoori? Celebrities react

    Is Britney Spears hooked to Pasoori? Celebrities react

    Singer Britney Spears took to Instagram and shared a reel of a button-dosa preparation with the song Pasoori playing in the background. 

    Celebrated singer Britney Spears made Desi followers blissful when she shared an Instagram reel of a button dosa preparation made by an influencer. The video had the favored music Pasoori within the background. Followers have been overjoyed to see the put up and flooded the video with feedback, saying that it was ‘satisfying to observe’. The music Pasoori has been sung by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill.

    Zulfiqar Jabbar a.k.a Xulfi expressed his gratitude on the transnational popularity of his song as he is heading the coke studio 14 this year.

    Indian Comedian Varun Grover took to Instagram and shared the video on his Tales with the caption, “Britney Spears making Button dosa to the music of Pasoori is the type of international citizen liberals need.”

    READ MORE: Pasoori’: What do the lyrics of the Coke Studio song mean?

  • Pasoori’: What do the lyrics of the Coke Studio song mean?

    Pasoori’: What do the lyrics of the Coke Studio song mean?

    If there’s one thing you need to see on the internet, it’s Coke Studio’s season 14’s song ‘Pasoori’. The song has over 113 million views on YouTube since its release three months ago and is playing on the radio everywhere, from the United Arab Emirates to Canada. All seem fully captivated by song sung by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill.

    Before we dwell on the magical journey of the Punjabi lyrical composition, let’s first understand what the word ‘pasoori’ means.

    ‘Pasoori’ is a Punjabi word loosely translated in two ways in Urdu as ‘kashmakash‘ and ‘jaldbazi/teezi’ meaning difficulty/conflict and impatience/hasty.

    Punjabi speakers casually use this word as “Enu bari pasoori pai hoi ay [This person is facing some difficult situation or this person is very impatient]”

    Majestic words written by Ali Sethi and Fazal Abbas, definitely have taken everyone on a listening spree. ‘Pasoori’ turns all angst into art, with its lyrics signifying the need to celebrate artistic self-expression.

    Here is what the lyrics of Pasoori mean.

    [Verse 1: Ali Sethi]
    Agg lavan majboori nu
    Set fire to your worries

    Aan jaan di pasoori nu
    To waiting and to hurries

    Zehar bane haan teri
    If your love is poison

    Pee jaavan main poori nu
    I will drink it in a flurry

    Aana si o nai aaya
    He said he’d come, he never did

    Dil baang baang mera takraya
    My heart lurched and slid

    Kaga bol ke dus jaavein
    Let the crow tell me why

    Paavan gheyo dee choori nu
    And feast on sweet supply

    [Pre-Chorus: Ali Sethi]
    Raawaan ch baawan ch o nu lukawaan
    I will hide him and bide him in loving embraces

    Koi mainu naa roke
    No one makes me stop

    [Chorus: Ali Sethi]
    Mere dhol judaiyaan di, tenu khabar kivein hove
    My love how can you know what happens when we part

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    Haan baniyan banaiyaan di, gal baat kivein hove
    How will the willing, communicate

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    [Verse 2: Shae Gill]
    Bhul gayi majboori nu
    I forgot about my chains

    Duniya di dastoori nu
    and people refrain

    Saath tera hai bathera
    You are enough for me

    Poora kar zaroori nu
    Fulfil my destiny

    Aana si o nai aaya
    He said he will come but he never did

    Raasta na dikhlaaya
    I could not see the way was hidden

    Dil humara de sahara
    My heart gives solace

    Khaahishaat adhoori nu
    to wishes unfulfilled

    [Pre-Chorus: Shae Gill]
    Waari main jaavan, main tenu bulavaan
    I dote on you, I call out you name

    Gal saari taan hove
    Let’s have it out, for shame

    [Chorus: Shae Gill]
    Mere dhol judaiyaan di, tenu khabar kivein hove
    My love, how can you know what happens when we part

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    Haan baniyan banaiyaan di, gal baat kivein hove
    How will the willing communicate?

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    [Bridge: Shae Gill & Ali Sethi]
    Mere dhol judaiyaan di, sardaari na hove
    My love, don’t let this distance reign

    Mere dhol judaiyaan di
    My love, what of this distance

    Ahhhhaaaaaaa

    Mere dhol judaiyaan di, sardaari na hove
    My love, don’t let this distance reign

    Dildaaran di, sab yaaaran di, aazaari na hove
    Don’t let these lovers be in pain

    Dildaaran di, sab yaaaran di, aazaari na hove
    Don’t let these lovers be in pain

    Aa chalein le ke tujhe
    Come let’s go away

    Hai jahaan silsilay
    where all the lovers meet

    Tu hai wahi, hai teri kami
    You are the one, it’s you I need

    Bana de, saza de, panah de hume
    Give me life, give me love, take me in your arms

    Bana de, saza de, panah de hume
    Give me life, give me love, take me in your arms

    Agg lavan majboori nu
    Set fire to your worries

    Aan jaan di pasoori nu
    To waiting and to hurries

    Zehar bane haan teri
    If your love is poison

    Pee jaavan main poori nu
    I will drink it in a flurry

    [Chorus: Ali Sethi & Shae Gill]
    Mere dhol judaiyaan di, tenu khabar kivein hove
    My love, how can you know what happens when we part

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    Haan baniyan banaiyaan di, gal baat kivein hove
    How will the willing communicate

    Aa jaave dil tera, poora vi na hove
    I hope you fall in love, I hope it breaks your heart

    [Outro: Shae Gill & Ali Sethi]
    Poora vi na hove
    I hope it breaks your heart

    Poora vi na hove
    I hope it breaks your heart

  • EXCLUSIVE: Ali Sethi reveals something special about ‘Pasoori’ and a truck

    EXCLUSIVE: Ali Sethi reveals something special about ‘Pasoori’ and a truck

    Coke Studio’s latest song features singers Ali Sethi and Shae Gill.

    The song ‘Pasoori’ is a fusion of pop and folk music. It makes you want to dance to its magical tune.

    ‘Pasoori‘ has been written by Sethi and Fazal Abbas, while the composition has been done by Sethi and Zulfiqar J Khan, popularly known as Xulfi. The music has been produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and Xulfi.

    The Current reached out to Ali Sethi and he revealed that the song is warm and familiar. “It makes one feel good.”

    Sethi revealed that he was driving back from Faisalabad, Punjab when he saw a quote written at the back of a truck, “Aag lavaan teri majbooriyan nu [ set fire to your worries]. I felt that this was such an amazing expression of the Punjabi language. This should be part of a song somehow.”

    Sethi said that this line made him think further about the combination of words that would be suited for the lyrical completion of the song. And that’s when the words, “Aan jaan di pasoori nu [the business of coming and going]” came to his mind.

    Sethi during the Behind the Scenes (BTS) of Coke Studio’s song Pasoori says that unfortunately, we live in a very polarised world. “Where borders and boundaries of all sorts have become more rigid.”

    Sethi during the BTS says that he is a modern-day gypsy living between Pakistan and United States (US). “It would be interesting to make a case for the alternative, which is the right to free movement of ideas and melodies through a song. Our music already embodies that alternative.”

    ‘Pasoori’ turns all angst into art, with its lyrics signifying the need to celebrate artistic self-expression.

  • Coke Studio’s ‘Tu Jhoom’ not an original melody?

    Coke Studio’s ‘Tu Jhoom’ not an original melody?

    The grand showcase of Coke Studio season 14, featuring the iconic Naseebo Lal and legendary Abida Parveen kicked off on January 14.

    Tu Jhoom is a song about a conversation about letting yourself go, opening your heart and understanding that you are enough and nothing will be gained by running after worldly things.

    The song rapidly gained fame among the masses leaving everyone captivated with the lyrics and its soothing melody.

    Tu Jhoom has been credited as written by Adnan Dhool, composed and mixed by Xulfi, arranged and produced by Xulfi and Abdullah Siddiqui. However, according to The Express Tribune, Nirmala Maghani, an up-and-coming singer from Umarkot would like to differ to some aspects of the credits list.

    As per a news report published in The Express Tribune, Maghani claimed that the melody of the song Tu Jhoom has been lifted from a sample she had sent to Xulfi back in June 2021, while eyeing a slot as featuring artist in Coke Studio 14.

    Xulfi didn’t reply to any of her messages, which she thought was expected from such a senior musician being suddenly reached by a singer he doesn’t know via WhatsApp. But the moment she heard Tu Jhoom she realised that one of the melodies she had sent had been used in the song without any acknowledgment.

    Speaking with Tribune, Maghani said, “The melody is exactly the same. I have been calling Xulfi since I heard the song and after a day he finally responded by saying I didn’t even download your audio file, which isn’t true because all my messages were received with blue ticks.”

    Maghani stressed the point that all she wants is recognition and due credit for her work and nothing else. “It’s about recognition of my work and being acknowledged for it, nothing else.”

  • Shaniera Akram bursts into tears after listening ‘Tu Jhoom’

    Shaniera Akram bursts into tears after listening ‘Tu Jhoom’

    Social Activist, Shaniera Akram took to Twitter to share her experience after listening to Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal’s top trending song Tu Jhoom performed in Coke Studio Season 14.

    She expressed her emotions on the soulful song, Tu Jhoom by saying, “I have not heard this song before & have no idea what they are singing about but I’ve been sitting here for the last 25 minutes crying my eyes out! These incredible women just sang into my soul. God Bless this beautiful Country. “

    Famous Pakistani Singer and actor, Hadiqa Kiani also gave her tribute on Twitter to the soulful song performed by legendary singers

    Veteran actor and Director, Shaan Shahid also took to Twitter to appreciate the poetry and magical voices of Naseebo Lal and Abida Parveen.

    The Pakistan journalist, Mubashir Zaidi also expressed their love for the spiritual song.

    Living legends of the Pakistan music industry Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal have opened the 14th season of Coke Studio with an extravagant song “Tu Jhoom.” The song has sent excited fans on a listening spree while they have gone crazy about it.

    More than 4.9 million people have been viewed this song as of Monday morning.

    The opening lines are sung by the folk queen Lal, followed by the Sufi maestro Parveen. “As we start on this new journey, we ask you to celebrate life,” read the official caption of the song.

    This year, Coke Studio is produced and curated by music composer Xulfi and written by Adnan Dhool, “Tu Jhoom’s” music is arranged and produced by Xulfi and budding artist Abdullah Siddiqui.

    Check out the spiritual song with magical voices here

  • Living legends Abida Parveen, Naseebo Lal’s ‘Tu Jhoom’ is magic, fans go crazy

    Living legends Abida Parveen, Naseebo Lal’s ‘Tu Jhoom’ is magic, fans go crazy

    Living legends of Pakistan music industry Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal have opened the 14th season of Coke Studio with an extravagant song “Tu Jhoom.” The song has sent excited fans on a listening spree while they have gone crazy about it.

    The opening lines are sung by the folk queen Lal, followed by the Sufi maestro Parveen. “As we start on this new journey, we ask you to celebrate life,” read the official caption of the song.

    This year, Coke Studio is produced and curated by music composer Xulfi. Written by Adnan Dhool, “Tu Jhoom’s” music is arranged and produced by Xulfi and budding artist Abdullah Siddiqui.

    This time, Xulfi (Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan) has also used artists, who are performing on the melodious song and powerful vocals of the music queens Lal and Parveen.

    Twitter is flooded with praise and applause for the two veterans.

    The superstar of Pakistan Mahira Khan thanked the legendary singers on Twitter.

    Taking to Twitter, actor Shaan Shahid wrote: “Well done Coke Studio… the poetry is like journey.. Naseebo lal a traveler.. and Abida jee the Sufi Guide.”

    Similarly, singer Hadiqa Kiani took to Twitter and wrote: “Never knew my soul needed the powerhouse duo of Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal together. Absolutely breathtaking. Cannot wait to hear more from this season of@cokestudio.”

    While many showered their love on the powerhouse duo.

    Check out the song here:

  • Grammy nominated Pakistani Arooj Aftab in new Coke Studio season, people can’t wait

    Grammy nominated Pakistani Arooj Aftab in new Coke Studio season, people can’t wait

    Coke Studio has revealed the line-up of December 2021’s Coke Studio season 14 in which the first Pakistani woman Grammy-nominated musician, Arooj Aftab is taking part. Netizens are expressing their excitement after the singer uploaded her coke studio poster on her social media accounts.

    Netizens expressed their excitement on her social media accounts

    https://twitter.com/sshireenqasim/status/1479379167896653827
    https://twitter.com/parlegstan/status/1479164715783704579

    While promoting the music show she wrote, “For folks who are phased by this – this is not an advertisement or endorsement. It’s a sponsored music show, the only major music platform in Pakistan. So this one is really for the culture! ❤️”

    Arooj Aftab was born in Saudi Arabia where she lived until she turned 11. She then moved to her hometown, Lahore with her family. She described her family as “fiendy music lovers” as they used to sit together and had deep conversations regarding music.

    She was raised listening to legendary musician and Qawwali singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and singer-songwriters like Jeff Buckley. She also covered the song, “Hallelujah” during her teenage time in the early 2000s which went viral in Pakistan through email and file-sharing sites like Napster and Limewire.

    Last year, The Grammies, the biggest music awards in the world, nominated her in the Best New Artist category and also for the Best Global Performance for her song, Mohabbat which also made it to the Summer playlist 2021 of Former United States (US) President, Barack Obama.

    Unfortunately, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to the rapid spread of the Omicron type of coronavirus, according to organisers. It was supposed to be held in a downtown Los Angeles arena on January 31 and broadcast live on the CBS network.