So far this is one the best music post on my blog: A Masnawi by Rumi Jelaluddin Rumi was a Sufi mystic poet originally from Balkh Afghanistan, but his family travelled west. First performing Hajj they moved further west to finally settle down in Konya, Anatolia( now Turkey). He spent rest of his life there, [...]
Khusrau was a master of Persian ( which used to be the language of the court) as well as Brij Bhasha ( the language of the common man) . Zehaal -e Miskeen is a master piece written in both the languages in Persian (bold) and Brij Bhasha (italics). In the first verse, the first line is in [...]
Ganga-Jamni tehzeeb ( गंगा जमुनी तहज़ीब, گنگا جمنی تهزیب, Ganges-Yamuna Culture) is a euphemism for the mutually participatory co-existence of Hindu and Muslim culture of through the fusion of Hindi and Urdu. (Wikepedia) . First example is a Bhajan sung by Farid Ayaz & group (I wonder if it’s MeeraBai’s) sung in a Qawwali form is an excellent [...]
This beautiful rendition of Chaap Tilak with magic spilled by Farid Ayaz, includes verses from Hazrat Sultan Bahu, Moalana Rumi and Kabir Das that were appropriate to the mood and common thought. Amir Khusro: Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay Prem bhatee ka madhva pilaikay [...]
Laagi Laagi sab kahein, laagi buri bala Laagi to tab jaaniyo, jab aar paar hoee jaae Neeki lagat mohe apnay piya ki (Moray piya ki) Aankh raseeli jaado bhari Nazar nay nazar mulaqat kar li Rahay donon khamosh aur baat kat li Chaen parat naahi mukh daikay bina Daikh najar bhar jaat bhari ray Kaahay [...]
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