Music Love (part 2?)

OK. This is old - from last year's version of Coke Studio. I was away for a couple of weeks, and so I missed this year's Coke Studio episodes and am just catching up on them. Anyway, while I was listening to Shafqat and Josh do a great rendition of Mahi Ve (Shafqat should have sang more though), I was reminded of this absolutely brilliant episode from last year. I've always loved loved loved Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (mostly because I'm absolutely in love with the brilliance of Nusrat-saab), and Junoon was the first Pakistani band I ever encountered (not face-to-face of course) - so this episode was special.

Sigh. I want to sing like this. Riaz Nabz...riaz....lots and lots of riaz.

Remembering the Enclave

the car waits patiently outside the gates
it is time to go
yet I am lost, lost in the black light
that sparkles in the haze
all is silent while the mouth speaks
of what, I do not know
do not remember

the sound of silence in the background is imagined

the yellow fluffiness is inviting
yet I am scared
scared of the consequences that will come by touching the three letters
by touching the face of the faceless person
who remains in my mind.

Dwindling Agnosticism

Echoing adhaans in Sultanahmet

Complete peace in the Blue Mosque

Tears at Maulana's grave

An intense longing

ishrat-e-qatra hai darya mein fana'a ho jaana