Pakistan and Bangladesh both were part of India before 1947.when Britishers left they just decided to abruptly draw imaginary lines and divide the country.bangladesh suffered a lot of violence by Pakistan after seperating from india for making it a part of Pakistan which led to a war and india assisted Bangladesh in getting it rid of Pakistani occupancy.long story short pakistan Bangladesh and India were all one country called India before so that's why you see things common..all of it emerged from the ancient Indian culture.
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (Bung+la+they+sh) were all one country (India) until 1947 when India gained independence from the British. Before leaving India the British divided India into 3 parts, India, Pakistan and East Pakistan (which in turn declared independence from Pakistan in 1971 and became Bangladesh). That division was ostensibly to give Muslims, who lived all over India as Indians but were more congregated in the west and east of India, their own country. It led to about 14 million people migrating according to religion. It led to over 1 million killed in the resulting riots. People who had lived on land, or owned homes and businesses, for generations (perhaps into hundreds of generations) were uprooted and told to move to unknown places and futures. That division is called The Partition, and it results into enmity between India and Pakistan to this day. There have been several wars and there is small arms fire across the border on a regular basis. The people cultures are pretty much the same, except India's population is majority Hindu, while Pakistan's is majority Muslim. All south Asians with, minor differences, wear pretty much the same types of clothing, eat the same kinds of foods, use the same spices, and so on. But, there are politicians and their hard line supporters, on both sides, who focus on creating and keeping differences and divisions and hatred in play at all times.
This poem was written 700 years ago by a Sufi saint Amir khusro in delhi and is sung till date by many people in India , Pakistan and all around the world
This was infact a rehersal. I remember Abida jii's reaction after the rehersal... she was like now lets shoot the actual perfomance but the producers were thrilled with the rehersal that they decided to upload the rehersal itself and the rest is history.. Rahat and Abida are LEGENDS in South East Asia especially in India and Pakistan! 🇮🇳 🇵🇰
I trained in Indian classical music and used to wonder all the time if anyone from the west would appreciate this song for the genius it is. As most of my own generation now from India and pak don’t care about the songs that are classically inclined. I fucking appreciate this so much. You guys have an insane sense of musical knowledge.
Classical songs are still very much appreciated in Pakistan and I would say even with youth. That's why singers like Rahat & Abida are so famous and get big platforms like coke studio with huge views.
When you said "faith and love and music is all just one thing" is when I knew you GOT IT! This is why i love you both-it's amazing to share this spirituality with you.
Singing in India and even pakistan is based on breathing from the deep space of the diaphragm. Its even called breathing from the belly. The breath technique is absolutely different from western music. Abida Parveen and Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan are huge legends.
Basic concept of Sargam is the same in both India and Pakistan (in fact even in the western classical), only the way they sing is different. It's basically an equivalent of "Do re mi fa so la ti do". So here is the mapping of western note and Indian/Pakistani note, Do -> Sa, Re -> Re/Ri, Mi -> Ga, Fa -> Ma, So -> Pa, La -> Dha, Ti -> Ni, Do -> Sa. In India and Pakistan, the classical music (Hindustani/Carnatic/Sufi) singers, sing Sargam in between the songs, like Mr. Rahat did in this song. Sargam is basically an experimentation of singing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa notes in various combinations and styles, but with a strict adherence to the Raaga of the Song (Mood of the Song) they are singing. This allows the Singer to explore a vast area of the Raaga, its depths, its horizon, its beauty, its variations etc, which the song could not encompass due to the limitation in composition. i.e in a Song you have fixed lines of lyrics and you can only compose tune for that lyrics, but Sargam allows you to go beyond the Song (lyrics) and show the might of the Raaga (Mood of the song) it self. This definition of mine is a very basic definition, in reality its as complex as Science and takes years and years of rigorous practice and learning to do it right. Once you learn, it again takes years and years of experience to add your creativity and make it sound Magical and Divine, as these legendary Singers did in this video.
It takes decades to get such a perfection. It is combination of Indian classical music with modern beats and lyrics are about 700 years old written by Khusaro. Both of these singers are legendry and equally respected in India and pakistan.
My favourite part about this reaction is at the 10:45 part. Normal people reacting would go over it as just another part of the song. However people who have an understanding of music, like these two, recognize the beauty of what the vocalist has just done there. The vocalist goes "off-scale" for a very brief moment, something hes not "allowed" to do, but it fits beautifully. Its an "artist appreciating another artists craft" kinda moment which i adore
'Amir Khusrau' was a sufi musician/poet between 1200-1300 AD. He is also famed as the creator of Sitar and Tabla arguably ( do wikipedia for details). He wrote this song in Urdu (archaic) for his Pir/ sufi mentor 'Nizam uddin Auliya' (do wikipedia for details), meaning that when he met his mentor then he left/forego whatever he believed in before and changed his religion/ turned to spiritualism just by the looks of his mentor. It's just an expression to say that he didn't remain himself anymore, etc. Btw, 'chaap' which also means imprint but in Hindu religion the religiously inclined men wear these three horizontally parallel white lines on their forehead. They wear it in addition to a tilak, which is the little dot that usually comes under those lines but between both the eyebrows. Tilak is also what you see women painted between their eye brows in India/ pakistan. So, in poetry khusrau is saying that the mentor took away all his previous beliefs (visible imprints/ signs of faith) away from him just by the looks of his enchanting eyes.
The tabla is the base that the whole song is based on. It provides the singers with a constant rhythm and they could come in and out of it as they please. The more experienced singers do it in a way that is very difficult for others.
When u say "she feels the music, she is the music"..i suddenly remember, once she said,"if your song doesn't connect to God, if your song can't touch other's heart, then it's not a song. 1st of all u must connect with God and feel the connection while u r singing.."
These two legends and others have been singing for generations and songs like these are ancient. Close to 800+ years old. Although highly appreciated, I feel analyzing the vocal technicalities is moot. These singers start singing since 3 years old and probably donot know technical terms like larnyx, soft palate movement, diaphragm etc etc. They just sing like second nature, without thinking about these things. But They HAVE mastered sound itself and the emotions behind each note and combination, pulling at the strings of your very soul however they wish, like a puppetmaster would.
Chaap :- when Muslims bow down during namaz and touch there fore head on the ground it’s called chaap (trace) Tilak :- red/orange/ saffron marking on Hindus forehead So the main meaning here is when Our eyes met I lost the trace of my religion and became one with you !!! It’s spiritual song. Where the god is one , be it a Hindu or a Muslim is enchanted when their eyes meet with their Master . I hope you understand the context. PS :- if I’m incorrect please correct me in the comment section. Thanks
Please also check out Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's "Raag" performance from the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and his performance of "Rang" (with Amjad Sabri) on Coke Studio! Both of these were amazing to listen to!
Hw the lyrics here merges in our diversity.... Beautiful..... The lyricism cannot be even comprehended by natives even though we know all the references being made...... This is a 700 years old masterpiece..... U hv successfully listened to legends once in 100 years people r born with such precision, emotions & understanding....
I already enjoyed watching your kpop reactions then you did DIMASH oh my GOD & now I can't ask for much after u hv entered into musicality, native to me.... Indian & pakistani music have so much to offer from north to south , east to west, including northeast india. You are on a tremendously fascinating journey ...
Now that you saw the video of the "introduction to Raag" it would be cool if you went back and listened to Ustad Rahat (btw Ustad == Master / Teacher)'s "scatting" you will notice that he stays within the notes and of the Raag even as he is scaling up and down the Raag. He is playing with the tempo but keeping the ratios of the intervals in challan (going over them very fast but the ratio stays the same) and the Kanasar (the ornamentation) that he is introducing stays within the scale of the raag as he slides between them ... sometimes he does say name the ghost notes for flourish but if he were to sing this song again, he could literally reproduce it identically (and that's why it's not scatting per se)... And that is why the drummer was able to bring the "triple hit" and the chorus comes in EXACTLY when they are to come in because they know where the raag concludes ;)
Chaap is hindu mark which we put on our head before tilak on our fore head ! And in this song we also have references to word savre which means lord krishna !! This song is in banarasi or awadhi language!! From up (india) And this song was written in 1400 by a sufi artist! But many say this song was modified by that sufi artist this song is more Older!
You Guys wouldn't believe that it was a rehearsal take and these Both Legends did it so perfectly that the Producer finalised this performance as the final one....
Pakistan used to be part of India thus the influence similarity lang & music & cultural wise is prominent … I guess this would explain a lot and not only in Pakistan but this Indic influence spreads to far regions and can be felt in turkey & Iran too especially in their folk or old music same is in Azerbaijan and former soviet republic countries and towards east is goes Indonesia and beyond … If you'd look look past the commercial westernized music in all these places you'll unearth this Indic influence … I don't know but maybe this is the foundation of music it certainly feels like , and India being thousand of years old explains a lot about musical depth gained … and not only Pakistan going back few hundred years even Afghanistan , Myanmar Burma , Bangladesh used to be part of India … I'm only giving you an overview , not explaining in detail , there's a lot to be told to you both i hope i someday sit with you both and have a cup of tea with you or invite you guys for it .
Pakistan was part of British India just like modern day India was , two separate countries were created in Aug 1947, Pakistan was never a part of current day India.
@@cyperman3784 the current day is the same India that the Brits held. The event of separation was called 'The partition of India'. Not creation of India. You can't deny it, but you are free to believe whatever you want.
@Jagpreet Sing, It is totally opposite what are you saying. Sultans from Iran and Afganistans etc were came with their culture, one of those were their Music which mixed and enriched Indian music. Those countries you mentioned here, they have same roots, Muslim/Arab music not Indian. As you mentioned if that happened, Indians went British colonies like Africa, Australia, usa,canada etc none of these countries song has Indian music influence. But Indians living there hundreds of years,isn't it? From that time none of Indians went there to infuence those central asian countries.lol.
@@cyperman3784 Saying same thing just by twisting already written comment by nitpicking is called "play on words" ... Please type only if you can add something and refrain from correctiveness ... Requesting politely.
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You are both very intelligent people. Generally people are not able to think to this extent that the sitting position can have affect on diaphragm movement. But you got it - this is the reason.
You guys have immense knowledge and experience in music and I appreciate it. Your reaction is genuine but please don't pause too much for such sufi songs because you may lose the absolute beauty of it.
In india esp south asian music .ull hear a lot of songs which are devotional songs but their lyrics are like love songs.. they r sung in the praise and luv of the lord .
Its is poetry open to interpretation .. but the beloved being address in this sufi kalam (spiritual poem) is a man and the one whom loves him is also a man.. (not a gay thing) its talking about the affect of the love his spiritual teacher has had on him.. “when I glanced upon your eyes i lost every atom of my identity” like saying when i looked at you i was so consumed in you that i lost myself- only you reside within me .. there is nothing of me left - this is called becoming fanaa (destroying the self for the beloved-God/prophet/gurus)
Classical musicians have suffered lack of consumer demand in this part of world too. Many have died in poverty and without recognition. It’s a revival with appreciation for this kind of music when mixed with modern instruments. They seem to be getting the deserved respect
It takes decades to get such perfection. It is combination of Indian (pakistani) classical music with modern beats and lyrics are about 700 years old. Both of these singers are l
India and Pakistan were one once thinking it as a kite shaped the northern part of India plus Pakistan had huge Persian influence with sanskrit based language hence formed the hindustani style singing . While in the south of India which was highly colonised and a mix of culture basing on Dravidian languge formed the karnatic music. This specific style is called sufi sung by sufi monks moslty from the north indian and Pakistan.
This form of music is derived from bhakti tradition of the land which we now know as the Indian subcontinent. This includes current day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. So effectively the music or the tradition is 1000s of years old with a lot of similarities and adaptations.
Fun fact: this was a practise session and it was so good that final session was never recorded. Yes, spirituality and love is very linked.. various school of thoughts give various analogy... think of the almighty as ur lover(male) and you surrender, leave ur everything behind waiting for him like juliet waiting for romeo to come and take her and make her his own.. also like a dog who can do anything for his master and surrender just to get a glimpse, a pat of appreciation etc. Waiting for his master at the door.. loving unconditionally Also north indian state punjab was partitioned into india and pakistan only in 1947 so we all share the language, food, culture and music... so its the same... bollywood or filmy music has become something different (an amalgamation of everything) Also Rahat saab sings in patiala gharana (patiala school of singing.. a style) and patiala is now in indian punjab Also you are so right... the skat or sargam... is free yet there is a restriction
Eastern music node/ chord starts from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa (total 8 nodes). Its parallel Western music nodes are Sa (C), Re (C# or D), Ga (D# or E), Ma (F or F#), Pa (G), Dha (G# or A), Ni (B or B flat). From lower Sa to higher Sa is the scale musicians follow in the Eastern music. Now you can play with these 8 nodes/ chords going lower scale and higher scale above of the base node/ chord sound level. The legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and there were many and there are many can play with their voice scaling up and scaling down from the base scale. These makes them legend. Another important thing is that there is another version of singing using only these nodes is called "Raag". The legend singers are mostly expert of using Raag. Normal songs using with Raag make the songs epic.
Legendary video.. Legendary Singers.. Abida Parveen sings you go in trance.. Rahat sings you go in heaven.. this is first take and they final it to show it.. no retake at all.
Truly saying-the way you both break down the songs( based on music,lyrics, instruments, vocals, even anatomy, culture etc etc) .... U have got such a vast knowledge.. Presence of mind too,, u both are doing a great job..
India and Pakistan were a single country before 1947. So they have similar culture , food habits etc. they were devided into two countries by the occupying colonizer - Great Britain in 1947 based on religious majory
India has two types of classical music. Hindustani style (North India) and Carnatic style(south India). Pakistan was part of india till 1947 so pakistan uses Hindustani style too
The suffix "Ji", pronounced "Jee", is the South Asian gender-less equivalent of the English words Sir and Ma'am. "Ji hanh" means "Sir/Ma'am, yes" and "Hanh, Ji" is "Yes, Sir/Ma'am", and yes, there is also the phrase "Ji hanh ji". 😊
The word “Jee” when it follows the name or title of a person is an “Honorrific” - very similar as in Japanese language where they use honorrifics like ‘“samaa” and “san” and “chan” in Japanese.
It’s still a sargam in both languages Hindi and Urdu are almost the same language as Pakistan and Bangladesh was a part of India before partition in 1947 after gaining independence from the British same cultures
)17:00) just like English theory has "do re mi fa so la ti do"....we have "sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa", and every note he sings is accurately on the right note as designated and he is playing with them through something in south asian classical music called raags which have fixed rules about some note placements
in 16:53 what Rahat Sir did actualy called (Raag) its not actualy a language in genral like spkoen type but you can say its a musical language spacialy used in Sufi music mostly.
That's one of my all time favorite Kalaams and yes they are the Crema la de Crema! 🔥 Yet overall the vocal skills in PK are brilliant Alhamdulillah. Even lesser known singers and artists possess real good vocal skills... The more you dig into it, the bigger the fan you might end up being 😉😍
Sufi is an extra ordinary genre of music which is directly connected to spirituality and worship. Nusrat Fateh Ali khan is legendary and carrying the legacy of his family and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan too is sort of his disciple. Listening to them is a spiritual experience in itself and they have housefull shows in every country they go despite the language barrier.
You both are so attuned to the vibrations of music, it’s so beautiful….try reading up on ‘ragas’ and ‘sargam’…you’ll get a lot of things cleared up….love your reactions!
Guys, these are two bests in the history of Pakistani music. You can never truly understand them with this one video. They are not musician they are truly magicians.
There are lot of beutiful songs by Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Asim Azhar and Momina. Check out following. 1- Larsha Pekhawar, most recent by Ali Zafar. 2- Rock Star by Ali Zafar from Coke Studio. 3- Tera woh piyar by Momina and Asim Azhar. 4- Baazi from Coke Studio. 5- Man Amade am by Atif Aslam. You will love all these songs, guaranteed.
I am no expert, but this is my understanding of Qawalli Singing style, on why they are usually sitting, and there are a lot of hand movements. When you stand up, your vocal chords are stiff, and can be controlled only with muscle, but are immune from external physical pressures. When you sit down, the muscles are relaxed, and vocal chord defenses from external pressure are down. This allows them to modulate the vocal chords with pressure created on body due to different hand movements, effectively treating the vocal chord as a Flute. As I said, I am no expert, just my observation. would really love your opinion on this take, I am Pakistani, and have learned a lot about intricacies of South Asian music scene, from outside critical analysis of experts such as you, because here we take these for granted and just say ooh the song is good, why does it feel good? how much work was done, is generally not visible to layman. So thank you for that.
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You should react to" rang" by rahat and amjad sabri
I can gurrentee u will be mesmerized by amjad's voice
Pakistan and Bangladesh both were part of India before 1947.when Britishers left they just decided to abruptly draw imaginary lines and divide the country.bangladesh suffered a lot of violence by Pakistan after seperating from india for making it a part of Pakistan which led to a war and india assisted Bangladesh in getting it rid of Pakistani occupancy.long story short pakistan Bangladesh and India were all one country called India before so that's why you see things common..all of it emerged from the ancient Indian culture.
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By Amjad Sabri and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (Bung+la+they+sh) were all one country (India) until 1947 when India gained independence from the British. Before leaving India the British divided India into 3 parts, India, Pakistan and East Pakistan (which in turn declared independence from Pakistan in 1971 and became Bangladesh).
That division was ostensibly to give Muslims, who lived all over India as Indians but were more congregated in the west and east of India, their own country. It led to about 14 million people migrating according to religion. It led to over 1 million killed in the resulting riots. People who had lived on land, or owned homes and businesses, for generations (perhaps into hundreds of generations) were uprooted and told to move to unknown places and futures.
That division is called The Partition, and it results into enmity between India and Pakistan to this day. There have been several wars and there is small arms fire across the border on a regular basis.
The people cultures are pretty much the same, except India's population is majority Hindu, while Pakistan's is majority Muslim. All south Asians with, minor differences, wear pretty much the same types of clothing, eat the same kinds of foods, use the same spices, and so on.
But, there are politicians and their hard line supporters, on both sides, who focus on creating and keeping differences and divisions and hatred in play at all times.
It'll be helpful for them to learn about the history between these two country.
yah and thats why indian and pakistani cultures and styles are common in most of the ways
Very beautiful summarised history 🤞
Very Nicely Explained Brother
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This poem was written 700 years ago by a Sufi saint Amir khusro in delhi and is sung till date by many people in India , Pakistan and all around the world
Not in Dehli
It's Pakistan's asset ...
You fool
@@farhanadonmez check your facts you fool amir khusro used to live in delhi sultanate and also died there
@@farhanadonmez also check that it was written in awadhi . If you need burnor you can send address
@@farhanadonmez whole pakistan is harami. Music is haram in islam.
@@farhanadonmez its indian pak was india
This was infact a rehersal. I remember Abida jii's reaction after the rehersal... she was like now lets shoot the actual perfomance but the producers were thrilled with the rehersal that they decided to upload the rehersal itself and the rest is history.. Rahat and Abida are LEGENDS in South East Asia especially in India and Pakistan! 🇮🇳 🇵🇰
Wow
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I am trying to find that behind camera interview...if you can share it here...that would be lovely
AND its a one-take
I trained in Indian classical music and used to wonder all the time if anyone from the west would appreciate this song for the genius it is. As most of my own generation now from India and pak don’t care about the songs that are classically inclined. I fucking appreciate this so much. You guys have an insane sense of musical knowledge.
The musical discussion is why they are excellent reactions
Agreed to every word👍
Classical songs are still very much appreciated in Pakistan and I would say even with youth. That's why singers like Rahat & Abida are so famous and get big platforms like coke studio with huge views.
When you said "faith and love and music is all just one thing" is when I knew you GOT IT! This is why i love you both-it's amazing to share this spirituality with you.
Rahat's noble peace prize performance should be your next and then Cherry on the top called "Rang" by Rahat and Amjad Sabri (Late) from Coke Studio
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Yupe.....👍
The Nobel peace price concert is truly next level!!
Singing in India and even pakistan is based on breathing from the deep space of the diaphragm. Its even called breathing from the belly.
The breath technique is absolutely different from western music.
Abida Parveen and Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan are huge legends.
Already 700 years old and still such popular. This is one of those songs that lives a thousand years. Enjoy.
Basic concept of Sargam is the same in both India and Pakistan (in fact even in the western classical), only the way they sing is different. It's basically an equivalent of "Do re mi fa so la ti do". So here is the mapping of western note and Indian/Pakistani note, Do -> Sa, Re -> Re/Ri, Mi -> Ga, Fa -> Ma, So -> Pa, La -> Dha, Ti -> Ni, Do -> Sa. In India and Pakistan, the classical music (Hindustani/Carnatic/Sufi) singers, sing Sargam in between the songs, like Mr. Rahat did in this song. Sargam is basically an experimentation of singing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa notes in various combinations and styles, but with a strict adherence to the Raaga of the Song (Mood of the Song) they are singing. This allows the Singer to explore a vast area of the Raaga, its depths, its horizon, its beauty, its variations etc, which the song could not encompass due to the limitation in composition. i.e in a Song you have fixed lines of lyrics and you can only compose tune for that lyrics, but Sargam allows you to go beyond the Song (lyrics) and show the might of the Raaga (Mood of the song) it self. This definition of mine is a very basic definition, in reality its as complex as Science and takes years and years of rigorous practice and learning to do it right. Once you learn, it again takes years and years of experience to add your creativity and make it sound Magical and Divine, as these legendary Singers did in this video.
It takes decades to get such a perfection. It is combination of Indian classical music with modern beats and lyrics are about 700 years old written by Khusaro. Both of these singers are legendry and equally respected in India and pakistan.
Important clarification : It's not scatting, it's actually Rahat harmonizing the classical scales (Sargam) "Sa Re Gah Mah Ni Pa Dha" :)
My favourite part about this reaction is at the 10:45 part. Normal people reacting would go over it as just another part of the song. However people who have an understanding of music, like these two, recognize the beauty of what the vocalist has just done there. The vocalist goes "off-scale" for a very brief moment, something hes not "allowed" to do, but it fits beautifully. Its an "artist appreciating another artists craft" kinda moment which i adore
His singing gives me goosebumps when he touches those high notes.
'Amir Khusrau' was a sufi musician/poet between 1200-1300 AD. He is also famed as the creator of Sitar and Tabla arguably ( do wikipedia for details). He wrote this song in Urdu (archaic) for his Pir/ sufi mentor 'Nizam uddin Auliya' (do wikipedia for details), meaning that when he met his mentor then he left/forego whatever he believed in before and changed his religion/ turned to spiritualism just by the looks of his mentor. It's just an expression to say that he didn't remain himself anymore, etc.
Btw, 'chaap' which also means imprint but in Hindu religion the religiously inclined men wear these three horizontally parallel white lines on their forehead. They wear it in addition to a tilak, which is the little dot that usually comes under those lines but between both the eyebrows. Tilak is also what you see women painted between their eye brows in India/ pakistan. So, in poetry khusrau is saying that the mentor took away all his previous beliefs (visible imprints/ signs of faith) away from him just by the looks of his enchanting eyes.
The tabla is the base that the whole song is based on. It provides the singers with a constant rhythm and they could come in and out of it as they please. The more experienced singers do it in a way that is very difficult for others.
When u say "she feels the music, she is the music"..i suddenly remember, once she said,"if your song doesn't connect to God, if your song can't touch other's heart, then it's not a song. 1st of all u must connect with God and feel the connection while u r singing.."
These two legends and others have been singing for generations and songs like these are ancient. Close to 800+ years old.
Although highly appreciated, I feel analyzing the vocal technicalities is moot. These singers start singing since 3 years old and probably donot know technical terms like larnyx, soft palate movement, diaphragm etc etc. They just sing like second nature, without thinking about these things. But They HAVE mastered sound itself and the emotions behind each note and combination, pulling at the strings of your very soul however they wish, like a puppetmaster would.
Chaap :- when Muslims bow down during namaz and touch there fore head on the ground it’s called chaap (trace)
Tilak :- red/orange/ saffron marking on Hindus forehead
So the main meaning here is when Our eyes met I lost the trace of my religion and became one with you !!! It’s spiritual song. Where the god is one , be it a Hindu or a Muslim is enchanted when their eyes meet with their Master . I hope you understand the context.
PS :- if I’m incorrect please correct me in the comment section. Thanks
Please also check out Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's "Raag" performance from the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and his performance of "Rang" (with Amjad Sabri) on Coke Studio! Both of these were amazing to listen to!
Omgggg yes
Brings tears everytime i listen to this.
Honestly, South Asian music is just...special. Very special.
You should react to" rang" by rahat and amjad sabri
I can gurrentee u will be mesmerized by amjad's voice
True, excellently sung by Rahat Fateh Ali and Late Amjad Sabri.
yesssss pleaseeeeeeeee
Yess plss react on it.
Yes please. React to Rang
Hw the lyrics here merges in our diversity.... Beautiful..... The lyricism cannot be even comprehended by natives even though we know all the references being made...... This is a 700 years old masterpiece.....
U hv successfully listened to legends once in 100 years people r born with such precision, emotions & understanding....
I already enjoyed watching your kpop reactions then you did DIMASH oh my GOD & now I can't ask for much after u hv entered into musicality, native to me.... Indian & pakistani music have so much to offer from north to south , east to west, including northeast india. You are on a tremendously fascinating journey ...
Now that you saw the video of the "introduction to Raag" it would be cool if you went back and listened to Ustad Rahat (btw Ustad == Master / Teacher)'s "scatting" you will notice that he stays within the notes and of the Raag even as he is scaling up and down the Raag. He is playing with the tempo but keeping the ratios of the intervals in challan (going over them very fast but the ratio stays the same) and the Kanasar (the ornamentation) that he is introducing stays within the scale of the raag as he slides between them ... sometimes he does say name the ghost notes for flourish but if he were to sing this song again, he could literally reproduce it identically (and that's why it's not scatting per se)... And that is why the drummer was able to bring the "triple hit" and the chorus comes in EXACTLY when they are to come in because they know where the raag concludes ;)
Chaap is hindu mark which we put on our head before tilak on our fore head !
And in this song we also have references to word savre which means lord krishna !!
This song is in banarasi or awadhi language!! From up (india)
And this song was written in 1400 by a sufi artist!
But many say this song was modified by that sufi artist this song is more Older!
If you both loved this, then you'd go crazy listening to 'RANG' by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Amjad Sabri performed on Coke studio. Both legends!
You Guys wouldn't believe that it was a rehearsal take and these Both Legends did it so perfectly that the Producer finalised this performance as the final one....
Abida is queen of sufi. Rahat is also king of music. Secondly the lyrics of song are from 12th or 13th century.
Most shocking part was this recording was the rehearsal session.
The rehearsal was so good. They didn't bother shooting on the original recording.
Ok how the lady said “Parveen” was so spot on.. u can receive an honorary pakistani ID for just that! Rarely do non-south asians pronounce so spot on
Pakistan used to be part of India thus the influence similarity lang & music & cultural wise is prominent … I guess this would explain a lot and not only in Pakistan but this Indic influence spreads to far regions and can be felt in turkey & Iran too especially in their folk or old music same is in Azerbaijan and former soviet republic countries and towards east is goes Indonesia and beyond … If you'd look look past the commercial westernized music in all these places you'll unearth this Indic influence … I don't know but maybe this is the foundation of music it certainly feels like , and India being thousand of years old explains a lot about musical depth gained … and not only Pakistan going back few hundred years even Afghanistan , Myanmar Burma , Bangladesh used to be part of India … I'm only giving you an overview , not explaining in detail , there's a lot to be told to you both i hope i someday sit with you both and have a cup of tea with you or invite you guys for it .
Pakistan was part of British India just like modern day India was , two separate countries were created in Aug 1947, Pakistan was never a part of current day India.
@@cyperman3784 the current day is the same India that the Brits held.
The event of separation was called 'The partition of India'. Not creation of India.
You can't deny it, but you are free to believe whatever you want.
It is like saying Europe is a one country.
@Jagpreet Sing, It is totally opposite what are you saying. Sultans from Iran and Afganistans etc were came with their culture, one of those were their Music which mixed and enriched Indian music. Those countries you mentioned here, they have same roots, Muslim/Arab music not Indian. As you mentioned if that happened, Indians went British colonies like Africa, Australia, usa,canada etc none of these countries song has Indian music influence. But Indians living there hundreds of years,isn't it? From that time none of Indians went there to infuence those central asian countries.lol.
@@cyperman3784 Saying same thing just by twisting already written comment by nitpicking is called "play on words" ... Please type only if you can add something and refrain from correctiveness ... Requesting politely.
There is much much more you guys will find extraordinarily amazing PLEASE do this more often I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed.
Wohi Khuda Hai by Atif Aslam Coke Studio
Baazi by Sahir Ali Coke Studio
Tu Kuja Man Kuja Coke Studio
Mehbooba Nescafe Basement
Kaatay na Katay Coke Studio
Khaaki Banda Coke Studio
Naina Moray Coke Studio
Ertugrul Ghazi by Leo Twins
These are more of the BEST works PLEASE do these whenever you have the time. Keep up the great work
GUYS WALIE , EFRA it's time for COKE STUDIO PAKISTAN PODCAST PART 2
Love Coke studio Pakistan!❤️🇵🇰
You are both amazing people, I have no words… You have a understanding of music that is quite unique 🥰
You are both very intelligent people. Generally people are not able to think to this extent that the sitting position can have affect on diaphragm movement. But you got it - this is the reason.
"It's rehearsal version" . Original song never recorded. Because this was so perfect.
You guys have immense knowledge and experience in music and I appreciate it. Your reaction is genuine but please don't pause too much for such sufi songs because you may lose the absolute beauty of it.
Absolutely..... they missed that.....
Ji is something we add to people's names to emphasise respect. e.g. Efra Ji means Respectfully Efra.
When two legendary singers come together then this will happen..
Both are legend. 😍😍😍👌👍
Khusrau birthed masterpieces in the 1300s and the fact that it still such a huge impact. If you can please do read some of his works.
In india esp south asian music .ull hear a lot of songs which are devotional songs but their lyrics are like love songs.. they r sung in the praise and luv of the lord .
Its is poetry open to interpretation .. but the beloved being address in this sufi kalam (spiritual poem) is a man and the one whom loves him is also a man.. (not a gay thing) its talking about the affect of the love his spiritual teacher has had on him.. “when I glanced upon your eyes i lost every atom of my identity” like saying when i looked at you i was so consumed in you that i lost myself- only you reside within me .. there is nothing of me left - this is called becoming fanaa (destroying the self for the beloved-God/prophet/gurus)
Beautiful explanation 🙏
18:58 Sargam were actually jewels of Vedic Indian Song which were carried to different parts of world after various invasions and partition.
Have no doubt that you are listening to actual legends
Classical musicians have suffered lack of consumer demand in this part of world too. Many have died in poverty and without recognition. It’s a revival with appreciation for this kind of music when mixed with modern instruments. They seem to be getting the deserved respect
Maula = Master
Ji = just like Sir
Rahat has sang for many indian films. My favorite is Ore piya.
Please react on “ Raag “ by Rahat fateh ali khan
It takes decades to get such perfection. It is combination of Indian (pakistani) classical music with modern beats and lyrics are about 700 years old. Both of these singers are l
You have got to react to "rang"
India and Pakistan were one once thinking it as a kite shaped the northern part of India plus Pakistan had huge Persian influence with sanskrit based language hence formed the hindustani style singing . While in the south of India which was highly colonised and a mix of culture basing on Dravidian languge formed the karnatic music. This specific style is called sufi sung by sufi monks moslty from the north indian and Pakistan.
2 Legends on 1 stage.. Classic.. Love Pakistan 💞
React to Mahesh kale, Melbourne live show . Believe me after this singing never being the same for you.
Yes please i wanted to know how he does it.
The "scatting" is them singing the notes used in classical music, sargam
yes, Urdu is the present-day language of Pakistan, but this song lyrics are of very old times and written in the Awadhi dialect of Hindi mostly.
One of of the best signer in Asia with so much control The Grand Mastero Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali khan
This form of music is derived from bhakti tradition of the land which we now know as the Indian subcontinent. This includes current day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. So effectively the music or the tradition is 1000s of years old with a lot of similarities and adaptations.
Fun fact: this was a practise session and it was so good that final session was never recorded.
Yes, spirituality and love is very linked.. various school of thoughts give various analogy... think of the almighty as ur lover(male) and you surrender, leave ur everything behind waiting for him like juliet waiting for romeo to come and take her and make her his own.. also like a dog who can do anything for his master and surrender just to get a glimpse, a pat of appreciation etc. Waiting for his master at the door.. loving unconditionally
Also north indian state punjab was partitioned into india and pakistan only in 1947 so we all share the language, food, culture and music... so its the same... bollywood or filmy music has become something different (an amalgamation of everything)
Also Rahat saab sings in patiala gharana (patiala school of singing.. a style) and patiala is now in indian punjab
Also you are so right... the skat or sargam... is free yet there is a restriction
The thing that unite India and Pakistan the most is music.
One of my fav Rahat fateh Ali khan😊👍
There is no term such as pakistani music,they practice indian music called hindustani music,lyric language is also indian called awadhi.
Eastern music node/ chord starts from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa (total 8 nodes). Its parallel Western music nodes are Sa (C), Re (C# or D), Ga (D# or E), Ma (F or F#), Pa (G), Dha (G# or A), Ni (B or B flat). From lower Sa to higher Sa is the scale musicians follow in the Eastern music. Now you can play with these 8 nodes/ chords going lower scale and higher scale above of the base node/ chord sound level. The legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and there were many and there are many can play with their voice scaling up and scaling down from the base scale. These makes them legend. Another important thing is that there is another version of singing using only these nodes is called "Raag". The legend singers are mostly expert of using Raag. Normal songs using with Raag make the songs epic.
Legendary video.. Legendary Singers.. Abida Parveen sings you go in trance.. Rahat sings you go in heaven.. this is first take and they final it to show it.. no retake at all.
You should both check out Coke Studio - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan singing Afreen Afreen. I think you will like this also.
Truly saying-the way you both break down the songs( based on music,lyrics, instruments, vocals, even anatomy, culture etc etc) .... U have got such a vast knowledge.. Presence of mind too,, u both are doing a great job..
This two persons are legendary.
It's a masterpiece from country 'Pakistan'
And loved ❤️❤️ in 'India'
India and Pakistan were a single country before 1947. So they have similar culture , food habits etc. they were devided into two countries by the occupying colonizer - Great Britain in 1947 based on religious majory
You guys are so passionate about music! Love it totally ❤️❤️
You are reacting to LEGENDS
please react on rahat's teacher great of all time nusrat fateh ali khan
India has two types of classical music. Hindustani style (North India) and Carnatic style(south India).
Pakistan was part of india till 1947 so pakistan uses Hindustani style too
waleska's analysis is stole my heart for sure, lots of love from pakistan for you both
This was just rehearsal for this song and they kept the rehearsal as final song
The best break down and discussion about this song so far on youtube. ❤️❤️
The suffix "Ji", pronounced "Jee", is the South Asian gender-less equivalent of the English words Sir and Ma'am. "Ji hanh" means "Sir/Ma'am, yes" and "Hanh, Ji" is "Yes, Sir/Ma'am", and yes, there is also the phrase "Ji hanh ji". 😊
The word “Jee” when it follows the name or title of a person is an “Honorrific” - very similar as in Japanese language where they use honorrifics like ‘“samaa” and “san” and “chan” in Japanese.
It’s still a sargam in both languages Hindi and Urdu are almost the same language as Pakistan and Bangladesh was a part of India before partition in 1947 after gaining independence from the British same cultures
You guys are going to have wonderful lives ahead. With the maturity that you display at this age the world is your oyster.
It's hard to believe but it is recorded in single take infact its the rehearsal session but it's went so well that they decided to not record another
Was waiting you guys react to this one , massive love and respect for you and every music lover around , keep up great work 👍🏻
They're the living legend's of Pakistan. Love ur reaction. Urdu is Pakistan's national Language.
)17:00) just like English theory has "do re mi fa so la ti do"....we have "sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa", and every note he sings is accurately on the right note as designated and he is playing with them through something in south asian classical music called raags which have fixed rules about some note placements
Pakistan was once part of india it was divided by the Britishers, so basically all the culture Pakistan has is indian .
It is spritual song it signifies the love or bonding between god and devote
This song Is written by amir khusro who was born in 1253 in india
They are on a different level, love from India🇮🇳
It is called the singing swarams or notes. Each raaga has their own set of notes.
love u guys from Pakistan ,mucho amor para ustedes.
They both are masters in music and they are also out or your range ....
in 16:53 what Rahat Sir did actualy called (Raag) its not actualy a language in genral like spkoen type but you can say its a musical language spacialy used in Sufi music mostly.
What he's doing is also Sargam .. it's still hindustani classical music
That's one of my all time favorite Kalaams and yes they are the Crema la de Crema! 🔥
Yet overall the vocal skills in PK are brilliant Alhamdulillah. Even lesser known singers and artists possess real good vocal skills... The more you dig into it, the bigger the fan you might end up being 😉😍
Pride of pakistan 🇵🇰
Rahat fateh ali khan & abida parveen they are something else ♥️
Thankyou so much for the reaction luvd it ♥️♥️♥️
Sufi is an extra ordinary genre of music which is directly connected to spirituality and worship. Nusrat Fateh Ali khan is legendary and carrying the legacy of his family and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan too is sort of his disciple. Listening to them is a spiritual experience in itself and they have housefull shows in every country they go despite the language barrier.
You both are so attuned to the vibrations of music, it’s so beautiful….try reading up on ‘ragas’ and ‘sargam’…you’ll get a lot of things cleared up….love your reactions!
Guys, these are two bests in the history of Pakistani music. You can never truly understand them with this one video. They are not musician they are truly magicians.
Thats not a song these are spiritual emotions🥺
There are lot of beutiful songs by Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Asim Azhar and Momina.
Check out following.
1- Larsha Pekhawar, most recent by Ali Zafar.
2- Rock Star by Ali Zafar from Coke Studio.
3- Tera woh piyar by Momina and Asim Azhar.
4- Baazi from Coke Studio.
5- Man Amade am by Atif Aslam.
You will love all these songs, guaranteed.
All suggest some Nescafe basement songs
I am no expert, but this is my understanding of Qawalli Singing style, on why they are usually sitting, and there are a lot of hand movements.
When you stand up, your vocal chords are stiff, and can be controlled only with muscle, but are immune from external physical pressures. When you sit down, the muscles are relaxed, and vocal chord defenses from external pressure are down. This allows them to modulate the vocal chords with pressure created on body due to different hand movements, effectively treating the vocal chord as a Flute.
As I said, I am no expert, just my observation. would really love your opinion on this take, I am Pakistani, and have learned a lot about intricacies of South Asian music scene, from outside critical analysis of experts such as you, because here we take these for granted and just say ooh the song is good, why does it feel good? how much work was done, is generally not visible to layman. So thank you for that.