Khayal in Raag Shahana Kanada
Recital: Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, ShamChaurasi Gharana and also takes inspiration from the Indore gharana
The Dream Journey sessions
Vocalist: Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan
Sarangi: Zohaib Hassan, Tabla: Sajjid Ali,
Tanpura: Sabir Ali, Harmonium: Khairat Ali
An invitation to film a Lahore Music Forum event
Shot on location @ Hast-o-Neest, Lahore
The Dream Journey - Discovering musicians across Pakistan
A film about an exhilarating eight day journey of five friends with a shared passion for discovering and recording musicians in their living environments across Pakistan.
The six sessions of vocal music recorded and filmed cover several musical forms in the Indo Pakistani tradition; Thumri, Kaafi, Ghazal, Qawwali and Khyaal. The kalaams that the musicians drew from ranged 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.
We are inspired to present the brilliance of this contemporary Pakistani vocal music to a wider audience and seek your financial assistance in making this possible.
Jointly Produced by: Vaqar Ahmed, Asif Hasnain, Arif Ali Khan, Zain Mujtaba, Musab Bin Noor, Mahera Omar
with assistance from viewers like you.
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