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”.

Meekal Hasan Band Symbolic with 'Saptak'

 

Mekaal Hasan released its album Saptak with twelve magnificent tracks. Saptak literally means “a series of seven notes”, (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni) in Indian classical music. With mystical works of Bhulley 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 carefully.

 

The track “Chal Bulleya” has been shot with a highly symbolic content. It encompasses the western concept of seven deadly sins by human beings. A very though provoking directional effort by Bilal Lashari, the video shows well the extent of human cardinal sins or cardinal vices. The merged beauty comes in the form of eastern poetry and doctrines with a western concept of seven deadly sins.

“Waris Shah” by Amrita Pretam has always been my favorite and makes me cry. Specially, “Aj Lakhan Dhiyan Rhondian…..” words are the most sensational and sentimental. Saptak creates a highly spiritual mood with its enchanting melodies. After watching the video “Chal Bulleya”, it starts with an old man lying sluggishly in his bed, physically being passive, depicts the sin “Sloth”. The very glamorous Aaminah Haq can be seen praising and looking vainly into a mirror, symbolizes sin “Pride”, the love of one’s own being. “Wrath” is shown while Fawad Khan and Kamiar Rokhni fighting fiercely and showing deep angst and aggressiveness. Meera is seen bathing in a tub full of money, embodies sin “Greed”, that means to have a desire of material wealth more than needed. Ahmed Ali Butt is seen eating with four hands, depicts sin “Gluttony”, that embodies over consuming everything to the point of waste. Moamar Rana shows “Lust”, and Juggan Kazim is seen commiting sin “envy”, as she lacks other people’s qualities, in the video. “Waris Shah” has also been sung by Inayat Hussain Bhatti in the past, which is highly melancholic in nature. MHB truly understand the soul of spiritual music and give a nice blend to Sufi poetry with modern instruments.

“Jhok Ranjhan” is another fascinating track with touchy poetry. “Sanwal” creates a sensational mood with re-composed brighter version. 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. Mekaal adroit guitar touches and Amir Azhar’s ardent bass lines make the album haunting, with Muhammad Ahsan’s glitzy flutes and Javed Bashir’s astonishing vocal renditions.