Coke
Studio releases its Fifth and final episode of Season 6 featuring “Miyan Ki
Malhaar” by Ayesha Omar, Fariha Pervez, Zara Madani and Rustam Fateh Ali Khan,
“Allah Hu” by Saieen Zahoor featuring Abrar-ul-Haq, “Moray Naina” by Zara
Madani and “Sawaal – Kande Utte” by Ali Azmat and Muazzam Ali Khan. Bringing
nature’s intricacies to the mix this season is the story of ‘Miyan Ki Malhaar’.
A raag that is based on the rainy
season, in this presentation of the raag, the song sees the flow of the
oncoming rain first heard from afar, flowing into the drizzle and finally into
the crash of lightning and thunder in its full downpour. Ayesha Omar opens the
song reminiscing about the beauty of the raag that is known to actually cause
rain in classical tradition. The underlying tone of the verses’ cyclic chants
is one of imminent release – an almost looming feel that is felt in the
instrumentation by the band in Serbia and distinctly felt in the groove of the
bass line.
