The Dream Journey – Discovering Musicians Across Pakistan
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| Subhan Ahmed Nizami |
The
sessions of in depth conversations and vocal musical performances
recorded and filmed cover several musical forms in the Indo Pakistani
tradition, including Thumri, Kaafi, Ghazal, Qawwali and Khyaal. The
kalaams that the musicians drew from spanned the whole spectrum of great
poets: Khusrau, Jalal ud din Rumi, Kabir, Baba Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah,
Iqbal, Faiz and numerous mystic poets of India and Pakistan. The
performances evoked memories of the verdant lushness of the Punjab, the
haunting mysticism of the Great Rajputana and Sind Deserts, the vibrancy
of Hazrat Nizamuddin’s Delhi, the great aura of Ajmer, the majestic
beauty of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
Some
of the musicians are established and famous, others are amongst the
brilliant budding talent that adorns Pakistan’s musical scene. Each of
the mehfils has a distinct atmosphere and mood, but there is a common
thread. We asked each of the musicians to stay close to their respective
inherited musical traditions, allowing the singers an opportunity to
present some pieces that are rarely heard today.
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| Shafqat Ali Khan Qawwal |
Featuring:
Mustafa Khan & Muhammad Shah
Hamza Akram
Moiz & Ghayoor Ahmed
Ahmad Raza
Taj Muhammad & Shad Muhammad Niazi
Subhan Ahmed Nizami
Taj Muhammad & Shad Muhammad Niazi
Subhan Ahmed Nizami
Ustad Abdullah Niazi & Waqas Niazi
Ustad Ameer Ali Khan & Imran Ali Khan
Ustad Ameer Ali Khan & Imran Ali Khan
Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Muhammad
Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan
Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan
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| Ustad Abdullah Niazi Qawwal |
Produced by:
Zain Mujtaba
with assistance from viewers like you.
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| Ustad Naseeruddin Saami |
Email : dreamjourneyfilm@gmail.com
Facebook : facebook.com/dreamjourneyfilm
Can't wait to get my hands on this film. I have replayed the trailer maybe 10 times by now. And it was good to see you in there as well. I am sure that the director must have built a lot on your knowledge of the genre.
ReplyDeleteOne question though, can you please share the name/link of qawali being played around 1:45 in this video?
Thanks a lot for appreciating the trailer. The film is still at the nascent stage and a fundraising operation is underway to acquire financing so that we can release it in a manner befitting the wonderful journey. As for my involvement and my 'knowledge', trust me when I say, I was happy just to tag along with such a wonderfully passionate and knowledgeable group of people, my contributions are fairly minimal when compared with everyone else who was involved in the making of the Journey.
DeleteThe Qawwali at the 1:45 minute mark is "Surkh Aankhon Main Kaajal Ke Dorray", which Ameer Ali Khan sang for us. It was originally performed by him in his father's Qawwali party and was one of the favorites of our entire group and we had specifically requested him to sing it for us, which he graciously (and wonderfully) did. Here's the link to the original performance, Ameer Ali Khan sits to the extreme left of the group.
https://playit.pk/watch?v=S7wsQloFS_s
Well you definitely know a lot about it and more importantly you are very passionate about the art. And that matters a lot in my humble opinion.
DeleteThanks a lot for the link. That's a very young Ameer Ali in there. But qawali is phenomenal.
It breaks my heart when I think about the talent we have/had which never got the exposure or the life that these artists deserved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnoY5dwaz-8
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this is amazing..!! this can be only appreciated by those whom actually know what is music.. i would love to see this film..its amazing effort!
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