Koolmuzone Music Blockbusters of 2009: Top 5 Albums

Published on www.koolmuzone.com, on 29th Dec, 2009, Under Category Charts

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Sadaf Fayyaz

1. Aasmaan (Hadiqa Kiani)

After almost six years, Hadiqa returns to the spotlight with Aasmaan. The album comprises songs in Pashtu, Punjabi, Persian and Urdu. Her multilingual singing is merged with her pop style and music genre. Some of the grooviest numbers from the album are “Sohniya”, ”Janan”, “Tuk Tuk” and “Az Chashme Saqi”.

2. Umeed-e-Sahar (Laal)

With striking poetry of Faiz, Faraz and Jalib, Laal has really done an awe-inspiring job this time. The music sounds a bit revolutionary kind besides being melodic. With “Umeed -e-Sahar” being the title song of the album, some other heart touching tracks are “Jagoo”, “Sadaa”, “Kal Aaj Aur Kal” and “Mene Us se Yeh Kahaa”.

3. Pichal Pairee (Overload)

Meera Rahman’s transition from a model to a vocalist reflects in the second album of Overload. The instrumental and psychedelic genre of music makes it a mesmerizing sensation. The album comprises tracks like “Dig”, “Saat Mein”, ”Vichar Gai”, ‘Pichal Pairee”, “Amjad Khan”, “One Mile High”, “Kaykra”, “Mela Kariye”, and “Dhol Bajay Ga”. Pichal Pairee is and inimitable and experimental piece of work by Overload radiantly produced by Farhad and mastered by Shahi Hasan.

4. Saptak (Mekaal Hasan Band)

The best fusion of East and West is depicted in Saptak. With mystical works of Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain and Amrita Pretam, the second album encompasses inspirational music for new the generation. The rich blending of eastern and western streams adds sumptuousness to the album, which obviously involves a deeper in-depth understanding of both the streams very elegantly. The most fascinating tracks from the album include “Chal Bulleya”, “Jhok Ranjhan”, “Waris Shah” and “Bandeya”. The album is a mere combination of seamless Sufi mystic with rhythms of rock.

5. Kohram (Amanat Ali)

After Sa Re Ga Ma, the journey of the young singer continues with Kohram. With an incredibly prevailing voice and haunting vocals, Kohram stands at number fifth, with some of the fascinating tracks like “Kohram”, “Rab Janey”, “Thumri”, “Halka Halka” and “Raha Jaye Na”.

Koolmuzone Music Blockbusters of 2009: Top 5 Singles

Published on www.koolmuzone.com, on 29th Dec, 2009, Under Category Charts

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Sadaf Fayyaz

1. Tera Hone Laga Hoon (Atif Aslam OST Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani)

Atif stands on the top of the charts with his song, which has Alisha Chinoi as the other vocalist. Alisha sounds intense whereas Atif stands fresh, romantic and sensual in the song with his high-pitched vocals. The remix version of the same song, after some colorful mixing, sounds a bit faster and less romantic than the original one. Nevertheless, Atif rocks in both.

2. Meri Zaat (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan OST Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Be’nishaa’n)

With this as the title song of the Geo TV’s famous drama, a novel by Umera Ahmed, Rahat comes as deep and sensual, with an Alaap in the beginning. Rahat’s precise vocals do accurate integrity with the premise of the drama and are truly heart touching. Rahat really outshines with the miraculous melody.

3. Paimoona (Zeb & Hania Coke Studio)

With tinges of Afghan and Persian music, Zeb & Hania steal the show with potent music and a luminous rubab playing in the beginning by Sadiq Sameer. They beautifully maintain the essence and glitziness of the Dari language with a stellar performance and thrilling melody. As compared with the original version, the one with coke studio is more poignant, thus remarkably capturing the right intimacy of music.

4. Aik Alif (Noori & Saieen Zahoor Coke Studio)

A brilliant fusion of pop and folk: Saieen Zahoor opens the song with his high-pitched loud vocals and does right justice with Bulleh Shah’s mystical and impressive poetic works. With a deep message of “Alif”, the verses “Ek Alif Tere Darkar” reflect deep meanings. Ali Noor comes in the middle with his accustomed sensational style and lofty vocals. Indeed a very touching and powerful rendition with harmonious melody and superlative work.

5. Daasten-e-Ishq (Ali Zafar Coke Studio)

So here comes Ali Zafar at number five with his Daastan-e-Ishq. One finds a different touch in Ali Zafar’s voice this time. The true rhythm and melody needed for a Punjabi folk, reflects here. Ali Adds more exquisiteness to the Kalam, with continuing Alaap in the beginning and towards the end too.

Koolmuzone Music Blockbusters of 2009: Top 5 Videos

1. Chal Bulleya (Mekaal Hasan Band)

The title song of Album Saptak, the theme comprises of seven cardinal sins. Directed by Bilal Lashari, and wardrobe by Ammar Bilal, the theme goes parallel with the beautiful poetry of Bulleh Shah. The seven cardinal sins concept is depicted well, with an exotically novel idea. Apart from conventional love stories message, the video is riveting.

2. Tanha Hai Kyun (Ali Azmat; Klashanfolk)

Zeeshan Perwez comes up with a brilliant attempt for the second video from the album. With rocking video and haunting vocals, it gets the second rank.

3. Az Chashm Saqi (Hadiqa Kiani: Aasmaan)

With beautiful and mesmerizing Persian poetry of Allama Iqbal, with clips of Iqbal’s life at different places, Hadiqa’s outrageous wardrobe and styling add a graceful glitziness to the video. Produced by Mian Salahuddin, the English translation and B & W theme add more poise to the revolutionary poetry, penned by Iqbal.

4. Titliyan (Strings)

Paying the tribute to some the lost gems of Pakistan, Strings have come up with something old, in a new style. The highly emotive opening verses in the start do a fabulous job of an introductory session, of describing what the song is about. Marvelously directed by Soheb Akhtar, The song from their album “Koi Aanay Wala Hey” is a very beguiling tribute to some of the legends we lost. The B&W adds an archetypical tinge to the video.

5. Khuda Zameen se Gaya Nahi (Rahat Fateh Ali Khan)

The beautiful vocals of Rahat add melancholic touch to the video. English translation, rich on the feelings of nationalism, sacrifice, heroism and fighting spirit, the serial depicts the exploitation of youth by militants converting them into suicide bombers. It also exhibits the distress of demolition of human psyche and relationships in wake of uncontrolled terrorism in country in a pragmatic manner. It can’t be called a video exactly, but a beautiful compilation of some of the shots of the drama.