For Music Lovers

[semirza]

This is pure nostalgia. Boarding a Roman Catholic Convent during my early school days a tableau staged by us class fellows with a theme based upon a song sung by Musarrat Nazir, the most famous heroine on Pakistan film industry. She was married to a doctor Nazir who inherited two cinema halls and was already a well known business tycoon from Sialkot. We changed the lyrics but tune was still identifiable.

I think this happened when Ayub Khan just got hold on to power as president of West Pakistan and soon after this the Queen of England and her eldest in tow came to visit Pakistan were dutifully familiarized with local Christian missionary strongholds known as convents. I shook hands with him as all children were told ,with the queen and her son who was of the same age and height as we were.

None the less, through Ayub Khan, Urdu and Islamiyat were made to be compulsory subjects in all of the Christian missionary institutions...anyhow Musarrat was the queen in those days and ‘Yahoodi ki Beti’ was on, in local cinemas…

[semirza]

The most copied song, sung by Musarrat Nazir:

[Mirza Ghalib]

SEM, thanks for taking us back into the past. It was a meaningful journey and stilled for a moment the nostalgia which always haunts us once a certain age has been reached. Thanks as well for the Ibrar ul Haq Punjabi song. I think very highly of Ibran, the man, the politican, the charity worker with his super hospital. The singer, I hardly knew. Glad that has been taken care of as well.

[Mirza Ghalib]

[Mirza Ghalib]

For Shimatoree, Dildar, Khan_Sahib and anyone else who has developed a taste for the extraordinary instrument we call a rabab:

[Mirza Ghalib]

[Mirza Ghalib]

For Musician. Get those sweetmeats ready, gulab jamoon, remember? Friend, we're going to win this one and no doubt about it!

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvkRgFqeUww



In memory of the person who first posted this song for me in that country we call the past.

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVaJetznFDo
As Kashmiris are being killed once again by the world's biggest Democracy, this classic by Noor Jehan sums it up perfectly:

[Mirza Ghalib]

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-ocMkEjSe4

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIdsD8qcojE




Now Zubaida Khanum has been taken back to her Maker. May her soul rest in peace. What she contributed to Pakistani music will never be forgotten.

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://youtu.be/ofKHBj18tg0

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://youtu.be/ofKHBj18tg0

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uda3SNmiToc

[Mirza Ghalib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgJOgwb ... kgJOgwbhqc

[Mirza Ghalib]

For all my fellow bloggers, wishing you all a very peaceful and happy month of May:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyV6iIMjlFs

[resurrected]

MG,
The world is a strange place, full of imposters and deceivers, so listen carefully and enjoy Lata Jee's song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv_XAKXzLP8

[resurrected]

A sweet song from gone by days!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBQ60nKcZPg

[Mirza Ghalib]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpN1o1YVbvM