Today we have got one brilliantly done artistic work sent to us by our Facebook page‘s fan and a true artist Ali Ather, that showcase the two emerging Pakistani musicians of 2011. These are none other than Coke Studio featured Artists; Bilal Khan and Quratulain Balouch aka QB.
Song: Akhiyan Nu
Original by : Reshma
Singer : Quratulain Balouch (QB)
Audio Recorded and Produced by Saad Sultan @ Sidereal Studios
Video by Saqib Siddiqui (Team ZDS Productions)
Go here to download mp3 of Quratulain Balouch’s Akhiyan Nu
Watch out the Official Music Video of Quratulain Balouch:
Coke Studio’s Episode 4 offers audiences a series of musical excursions to various regions across the country. The selection represents not just a cross section of musical diversity – it reveals the cultural significance of music to an ethnic identity. The episode features songs in five regional languages: Sindhi, Brahvi, Punjabi, Siraiki and Braj, in addition to Urdu. From obscure indigenous song-craft to the more widely recognizable genres of music, languages and dialects convey the spirit and essence of a region and express the unique cultural characteristics of a people. (more…)
Arooj Aftab is the second Pakistani after Mekaal Hasan, who studied in Berklee School Of Music on a Steve Vai Scholarship. She is an acclaimed Sufi Musician, Vocalist and Songwriter and has paid tribute to Sufi Legends like Abida Parveen and Reshma.
The famous western musician Steve Vai has said about Arooj: “A girl like this, with drive and ability and goals, she’s going to inspire a lot of people. That’s how you get evolution.”
I am sharing here today his latest new live performance, and wondering If she should be part of Coke Studio Season 4 or not ? would definitely like to hear from you as some/many people also call this artist ‘over-rated’. What do you say ? Over-rated or under-rated ? Is she really a Coke Studio material ? or I have lost my mind today.
Enjoy the performance now: *not easy stuff to digest* (more…)
Quratulain Balouch a.k.a QB is planning to make and release a music video for Akhiyan Nu Ren day – an old classic Punjabi track first sung by Reshma – later covered by Atif Aslam and now QB.
The upcoming singer who covered the old track and release it online via internet received an overwhelming response from the listeners. The track got viral within no time and she managed to get two thousand plus fans on her Facebook page. Then, we broke the big news that Quratulain Balouch(Q.B) is in Coke Studio, which made her even more credible and ‘worth keeping eye artist’.
The hit punjabi song has had the old history of being used again and again. Sometimes ripped or otherwise covered in a concert. ‘Akhiyan Nu Ren Day’ was first ripped in Raj Kapoor’s hit movie ‘Bobby’, where Lata Jee sung the song as ‘Akhion ko rehnay day, Akhion ke Aas Pass’. Then later in 2008, Atif Aslam revived this great track to give tribute to Reshma in Lux Style Awards . (more…)
A Tribute to Reshma
Song: Hath Jorhnee Aan
Artish: Reshma
Album: Pakivas
Composition & Lyrics: Reshma
Costume: Hajra Hayat
Executive Producer: Yousaf Sallahuddin
Producer: Izzat Majeed / Soofi Mushtaq
Director: Sohail Javed
to know more about this video, read this piece by Hani Taha : Paying Homage to the Queen of Folk
Remember that female vocalist in last season of Coke Studio, who claimed her fame by singing a folk song ‘Alif Allah Chambay Dee Bootee’ with Arif Lohar. What was the name of the lady ? Oh Yeah, Meesha Shafi ! Quite popular name now in Pakistan. We were wondering who’s going to make it big like Meesha in Coke Studio Season4 and here we have the news. Quratulain Balouch will be the Meesha Shafi of Coke Studio Season 4.
Our sources revealed this news to us last week, but since we had no Official confirmation of the news it couldn’t be broken earlier. But now we have just confirmed with sources closed to QB about her inclusion and they replied in an affirmative answer.
Those who are wondering what’s this unheard name and how can she make it as big as Meesha Shafi, will surely see it happening in Coke Studio. But Let us introduce our readers to this hot new female sensation, prior to the sessions, who can take Coke Studio by storm.
Her fanpage reads her biography as : (more…)
Quratulain Balouch (QB) is an upcoming rising singer of Pakistan Music industry. She was raised in Pakistan but moved to USA later and now she is back again in Pakistan and doing some extra ordinary music work.
Download from below Reshma’s legendary song Akhiyan Nu Raen De (Rehn De) in the voice of Quratulain Balouch (aka QB) – A new, young and hot female sensation of Pakistan On popular demand and an overwhelming response as received on our fanpage
