When Rohail Hyatt approached the band to return for the Coke Studio Season 3, the brothers jumped at the opportunity and pushed for a collaboration with their mother, Noor Zehra Kazim, an accomplished player of the Sagar Veena, an instrument developed by her father, Raza Kazim at the Sanjannagar Institute for Philosophy and Arts.
The fact that the Sagar Veena is the first and the only Pakistani musical instrument developed from scratch by a Pakistani and Noor Zehra being the only person able to perform the unique instrument, Coke Studio was instantly on board to have this collaboration as part of season 3.
The song of choice, Hor Vi Neevan Ho, is a legendary folk number sung by the late Hamid Ali Bela. It might be pertinent to note here that the inspiration to choose this song came from an earlier recording of this number, produced by Raza Kazim himself at Sanjannagar.
Recording a complex instrument like Sagar Veena turned out to be quite challenging as the intricacy of the instrument made it quite tough to mesh with the contemporary equipment being used at the Coke Studio. It was after a fair bit of experimentation and tweaking that the right combination was found where the mystical Sagar Veena created its own space and sound and left a remarkable impact on the song. For further details about Sagar Veena and Sanjannagar, please visit the website www.sanjannagar.org.
Besides, a small trivia for the fans is that noori’s famous song Ooncha’s lyrics also got juxtaposed with those of Hor Vi Neevan Ho. Ali Noor sings the Punjabi part originally written by Shahnawaz Zaidi (Mandana’s father) and sung by Ali Azmat in the studio version of Ooncha.
We hope the fans will enjoy this collaboration and provide us with their feedback.
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Guys that was absolutely brilliant! You couldnt have made a better comeback after what some people called “disappointment” of tan doley. kickass stuff!!
Noori is back with a bang …its truly a pure ,solulfull , melodious melody its so pure that takes you in trance where you find peace ..Way to go Noori …You guys are the best ..=)This is such a beautiful melody filled with purity.
I did not used to like Noori, but it catches my breadth when they sung Aik Alif along with Sain Zahoor in Coke Studio 2009. This time I was waiting for Noori to come up with something different but on the similar tone (The Sufi Tone) & they rocked again. This song / kalam along with this instrument Sagar Veena ( before reading above article I was thinking it Sitar) is awesome. The music composition, lyrics & the way Noori sung it is really great. No I guess I am bound to be a fan of Noori.
i love the song really amazing
goooooood job noori luv u
i returned to Pak after 07 years; heard this & will remain mesmerised for the rest of my life!
this song is wonderfull and excellent sing …gud job noori keep it up….your sufyana touch is amazing ….