| Kyun Dooriyan | ||||
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| Released | March 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock, devotional, folk | |||
| Label | Music Today | |||
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Kyun Dooriyan is the second solo album[1][2] by Pakistani classical and pop singer, songwriter and composer Shafqat Amanat Ali, released in March 2010 under the Music Today label.
Overview[edit | edit source]
The album features several romantic ballads as well as high-energy tracks with a pronounced rock feel. Ali describes the music of the album as "more upbeat"[3] compared to previous album, Tabeer, which was mellower in tone. Rolling Stone (India) described the album as a "heady spin of raga-rock."[1]
Ali wrote some of the songs while he was still the lead vocalist of Fuzön but modified them to render the tracks in a more contemporary style. The title track Kyun Dooriyan, although originally conceived and written as a love song, was eventually reimagined as a message of friendship between India and Pakistan, with Ali noting, "it’s a song for every relationship and I just feel that it is really a message for the Indo-Pak relationship right now."[3]
The track Wo Jaanta Hai was written in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Ali stated: "The song is actually an attempt to appeal to those who commit these heinous acts and tell them that God watches every injustice against His people and that before being anything else, every individual needs to be human first. As a musician I feel it is my responsibility to use whatever platform God has given me to spread this message. Islam teaches that if you have killed one human you have killed all of humanity and if you save one human, you have saved all of humanity. This begins at home, in our personal lives, with anybody we interact with. If every individual decided to be human first before anything else, we would definitely have a happier and more beautiful world to live in."[4]
Ali recalled in an interview that Tu Hi Sanam was the first song he ever wrote.[1] The track Naukar Tere was inspired by a traditional Saraiki wedding song that Ali heard his grandmother sing.[5] Kya Haal Sunawan is a Kafi based on the poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid, originally sung by Zahida Parveen.[6] Ali borrowed the primary chorus line from the original but wrote new lyrics for the song. The album includes songs in both Hindi and Punjabi languages.
Track listing[edit | edit source]
All tracks written, composed and arranged by Shafqat Amanat Ali, except Mahiya.[7]
- "Kyun Dooriyan"
- "Kya Haal Sunawan"
- "Jaayein Kahan"
- "Mahiya"
- "Naukar Tere"
- "Naal Naal"
- "Saada Dil"
- "Paharhi"
- "Tu Hi Sanam"
- "Wo Jaanta Hai"
- "Kartar (Darbari)" Bonus Track
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Looking for Attention -". My Site. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ↑ "Ya Ali! Shafqat is back". Hindustan Times. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thombare, Suparna (2010-02-26). "Shafqat Amanat Ali's next album will promote Indo-Pak peace". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "I try to be human every day: Shafqat Amanat Ali". India Today. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ↑ Shafqat Amanat Ali - Shafqat Amanat Ali - Naukar Tere - Kyun Dooriyan | Facebook, retrieved 2021-09-30
- ↑ "Zahida Parveen the nightingale". Daily Times. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ↑ "Let The Music Play". The Indian Express. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2021-08-27.