Ya Khoo, Sahr-e-Bulbul (Wakhi-Persian mix), 'Pari Sufna'
Channel: Maham Suhail
Date: 25/12/2021

'Ya Khoo' is a piece of romantic poetry written by the Wakhi legendary poet Afzal, while 'Sahr-e-Bulbul' is a Persian Sufi piece of poetry by the late great Hafez Shirazi. 
In this composition, I bring together both the languages (considered, 'sister languages' historically), and the idea of an overlap between 'Ishq-e-Mjazai' (mad love for another human), & 'Ishq-e-Haqiqi' (mmad love for the Divine).

'Ya Khoo' is one of the 5 songs on my E.P. 'Pari Sufna' ('Dream of/about a Fairy').
This music video for 'Ya Khoo' brings together visuals from my last trip to Shimshal valley (Upper Hunza, home of Wakhi language), and snippets from the 'Fusion Fest. Punjab-GB', which happened in Lahore in 2017 under my direction as Producer and Principal Composer. The festival was produced by the WCLA (Walled City Lahore Authority) in collaboration with the Agha Khan Cultural Support Programme (AKCSP).
We first performed these songs live at the festival after a 5-day rehearsal directed by yours truly, followed by the studio production of the album.

CREDITS:
 Vocalist (Fem.)    Maham Suhail
 Vocalist (Male)     Naveed Devon

 Xigeni   Islam Habib
 Tootak   Anwer Hamiya
        Sarangi     Zohaib Hassan
        Rabab       Islam Habib
 Duff   Islam Habib
 Tabla   Kashif Ali Dani 
 Dummel   Khalid Ansari
        Guitar       Annan Noukhez
        Bass         Annan Noukhez
        Keys         Shahzad Ali Jabir
                                
  Lyrics,Wakhi (Ya Khoo)      Afzal Karim
Lyrics, Persian (Sahr-e-B.)   Hafez Shirazi

Composition (Ya Khoo)      D.W. Baig
Composition (Sahr-e-B.)     Maham Suhail   

  Music Arrangements        Maham Suhail
                                  Edit       Maham Suhail
                      Production      Maham Suhail
                             
                   Recordists         Abubakar Javed,   
                                               Waqas Arshad
                                               Naveed Ahmed   
              Mix & Master         Tamour Hasan 
                                               (Mad Monk)