A for Aleph | Wajiha Naqvi | Hijrat

Listen to 'Hijrat': https://li.sten.to/hijrat More from Wajiha Naqvi: https://li.sten.to/wajihanaqvi 'Hijrat' (meaning migration in Urdu) is a musical project that aims to build bridges and transcend borders by celebrating the songs and languages of the diverse and vibrant cultural landscape of South Asia. Since COVID- 19 has severely restricted physical travel, we hope to take our listeners through a musical journey in 6 different languages (Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Sindhi, Urdu, Old Hindi) spoken across the region. If music is the universal language of mankind, each song weaves through common tales of love, separation, hope and belief. Hijrat is a celebration of both our commonality and uniqueness. SET LIST Manamadeam (Persian) | 2:38 Larsha Pekhawar (Pashto) | 7:29 Amoro Porano Jaha Chay (Bengali) | 11:30 Naale Alekh Je (Sindhi) | 19:24 Yaqeen (Urdu/Old Hindi) | 25:43 Vocals, Concept & Curation: Wajiha Naqvi Music Arrangement: Jasir Abro Lead Guitar: Jasir Abro Rhythm Guitar: Umair Dar Bass Guitar: Irfan Khan Percussion: Aziz Kazi Produced by: Umair Dar at A for Aleph Video Directed & Edited by: Usama Siddiqui Shot by: Ayaz Sheikh & Usama Siddiqui Audio Mixed & Mastered by: Umair Dar Audio Engineer: Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey Assistant Audio Engineers: Irfan Ali Taj & Ahad Husain This is a live studio performance, performed at A for Aleph in Karachi, Pakistan and was originally performed as part of the opening of the Women of the World Festival 2021. A for Aleph is a unique creative collaborative space and initiative based in Karachi, Pakistan, that is focused on the patronage and empowerment of the arts and foster the growth of independent contemporary artists from across the region in order to heal, evolve and expand our collective consciousness, the Aleph. © ℗ 2021 A for Aleph Records #WajihaNaqvi #AforAleph #Hijrat #AforAlephLive