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The music video features Atif Aslam. It is the first Pakistani music video to cross 100 million views on YouTube. [9] [10] The official video has garnered over 520 million views on YouTube, and became the most viewed Youtube video of Pakistani-origin, as of January 2022, leaving behind Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan's rendition of Afreen Afreen having 336 million views. [11]
Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال) (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia.
Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in India.Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout The Indian subcontinent, [1] it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has also gained mainstream popularity and an international audience as of the late 20th century.
They are often referred to as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali (the King of Kings of Qawwali) and are also known as the roving ambassadors of Pakistan. The band was initially founded by Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at the age of 11 years and was known as the Bacha Qawwal Party. His elder brother Ghulam Farid Sabri joined after insistence from their father.
For example, the "Allah Hoo" that appears on the Sabri Brothers 1978 album Qawwali: Sufi Music from Pakistan is totally different from the song that became one of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's signature qawwalis, and this in turn is totally different from Qawwal Bahauddin's version on the 1991 Shalimar compilation video titled "Tajdar-e-Haram, vol. 2 ...
Often referred to as the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali), [2] [3] he is considered by The New York Times as the greatest qawwali singer of all time [4] and as the fourth greatest singer of all time by LA Weekly in 2016. [5] He was known for his vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.
Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the Sufi culture in South Asia. However, music is also central to the Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes , which is set to a form of music called Ayin, a vocal and instrumental piece featuring Turkish classical instruments such as the ney (a reed flute).
The music video of the song featured Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal.It was released on 23 September 2016. It was the 3rd Pakistani origin Coke Studio video to reach 100 million views after Tajdar-e-Haram(1st video), [5] Afreen Afreen(2nd video) [6] and Tera Woh Pyar(4th video).