Mawla Mawla | Ismaili Sounds

"Mawla Mawla" is a celebratory tribute for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Salgirah this year, performed by Zaheed Damani and Cimone Rajan. The song is inspired by the classic “Happy Birthday” originally released by The Rajans in 1986 for Hazar Imam’s 50th birthday.
“Mawla Mawla” is inspired by “Happy Birthday” by The Rajans
(released in 1986 for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 50th birthday)
Director:
Aly Abbassy
Choreography and Artistic Direction:
Shereen Ladha
Project Coordinator:
Leila Keshavjee
Composition:
Late Fidaus Rajan
Zaheed Damani
Lyrics:
Liaquat A. Gwaduri
Alwaiz A. Gilani
Zaheed Damani
Music Production:
Late Firdaus Rajan & Rahman Rajan
Andrei Basirov
Pacific
Recording Engineers:
Shea Rodger
Keshav Sharma-Jaitly
Adam Stanton
Mixed and Mastered by:
Shea Rodger
Musicians:
Drums - Anwar Jivani
Keyboard - Ali Karim Khimji
Rabab - Ali Rajan
Tabla - Kiyaan Lavji
Vocalists:
Zaheed Damani
Niamet Ladak
Abdul Malik Rajan
Amsal Rajan
Cimone Rajan
Feroza Rajan
Qasim Rajan
Vocal Arrangement:
Cimone Rajan
Actors:
Shereen Ladha
Khadija Sahibdad
Hair & Makeup:
Zafira Karmali
Editor:
Aly Abbassy
Directors of Photography:
Aly Abbassy
Pardeep Sooch
Amrit Thind
Farhan Umedaly
Motion Graphics:
Rohit Paul
Colour Correction:
Rohit Singh
Thank you to The Rajans:
Firdaus Rajan
Rahman Rajan
Qasim Rajan
Amina Rajan Gillani
Qulsum Abdul Sattar (Rajan)
Special Thanks:
Ismaili Centre Toronto
StartWell
Amir Jessani and Family (Archival Footage)
Thank you to all who were involved in the making of this video, including the Department of Communications, Ismaili Sounds, and the innumerable selfless volunteers and donors who made this project possible.