Kabir in Pakistan - Sufi poetry

Shafi Mohammed Faqir from Sindh, Pakistan featured i shere in "Had Anhad"
the film produced by Shabnam Virmani of The Kabir Project.

The interesting string instrument that has a folk sound in the background is 

the Bulbul Tarang seen at 5.30.

Jeet jeet ke umar guzari
Hon te haar fakira

Jeetey da mol char kordiyan
Te haray da mol heera

Nal Mahi tede Lagiyan Diliyan
Asan Ishq da kalma padh baithhey
Asan sar da soda kar baithhey

The above clip was added with permission from The Kabir Project, Bangalore.

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sar dar e qadam yaar e fida shud, chi baja shud, 

iin baar e giran bood e wazan shud, chi baja shud

trans: 

Sacrificed my head at the feet of the beloved

How right that was!

It was nothing but a great burden, got removed

How right that was!

~ Farrokh Namazi

Here is some more enchanting World music where the Bulbul is used with Violin and other instruments:

Raag Alhaiya Bilawal

Ustad Naseeruddin Saami is one of the top Khayal singers today.

Khayal:  Raga Alhaiya Bilawal
Bandish:  Ae Daiya, Kahan Gaye Ve Log, Braj Ke Basaiya
Recital: Ustad Naseeruddin Saami @ APMC, Karachi 

The name of Naseeruddin Saami needs no introduction in the field of music. His ancestors founded the school of music known as the "DELHI GHARANA". His forefathers were Coffilected with the Darbar of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. His ancestor MIYAN SAMATH had the privilege of being the disciple of Hazrat Ameer Khusro.

From this family another great personality QUTUB BAKSH alias USTAD TAN RAS KHAN SAHEB was the master in Music in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar. In his last days, he migrated to Hyderabad, Deccan and as close to the Royal Darbar of Mir Mehboob Ali Pasha.Naseeruddin Saami, of the Delhi Gharana, son of Abdul Hamid Khan Saami was born in a family of classical vocalists, who have been practising their Art for more than 730 years. Naseeruddin Saami's ancestor Miyan Samath was trained by Hazrat Ameer Khusro himself, and the generations of singers that followed kept up the tradition and further honed it to a high level of intricacy and refinement.Ustad Naseeruddin Sami has the honour of possessing two

Naseeruddin has been guided by four mentors - the main one being his Ustad and uncle Munshi Raziuddin. Ustad Sardar Khan, Iftikhar Alrrned and Piaray Khan are the other three whom he avidly follows.

Naseeruddin started his training from the age of 10 years. His style of singing is called 'Sudh Bani'. From 1958-62 he trained with his grand uncle Sardar Khan in Lahore. His other two uncles Iftikhar Ahmed and Piaray Khan were stationed in Karachi, so he had the opportunity to be with them alongwith Munshi Raziuddin in Karachi.

Naseeruddin is a strict follower in the style of his family tradition-keeping 'Sur' as the most important component of his singing. His singing is peaceful and calm. Heartfelt rendition of the raga, manifesting the emotions which are mentioned in the bandish is one of the main aspects of Khyal Gaiki, in which he excels. He shows his versatility by also singing, Sadara, Thumri

Haiderium Qalandaram Mastam

  
Recital: "Haiderium Qalandaram Mastam" followed by "Rung" from APMC Karachi

Haiderium Qalandaram Mastam

Banda-e-Murtuza Ali Hastam

Peshwa-e-Tamaam Rindaanam

Ke Sag-e-koo-e-Sher-e-Yazdaanam

Man Baghair az Ali Na Danistam

Hu w'al Aaala Hu w'al Ali Guftam

Chun Ali Shaikh-e-Man Zabardasta

Man Ghulam-e-Ali Zabardastam

Dast-e-Hasrat ba Dast-e-Moala hast

Marhaba Afri che Khush Bakhtam

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Translation: 

I am Haideri (a follower of Haider), I am a Qalandar and I am intoxicated (with inspiration).
I am a servant of Ali Murtaza
I am leader of all saints
Because I am a dog of the lane of "Allah's Lion" (referring to Ali Murtaza)

Moinuddin Khwaja Maharaja - Raag Sanam Kaliyan

In the following piece, Ustad Nusrat illustrates his prowess over the Classical Qawwali genre with an enchanting Kaliyan thaat bandish .... Moinuddin Khaja Maharaja.



Source: 77khudgharz @ YouTube