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‘Iconic duet’; #TuJhoom becomes top twitter trend after Abida Parveen, Naseebo Lal’s musical fusion
The song is ‘absolutely breathtaking’ and has left the music lovers pleased as the production also seems at another level with the introduction of dancers, besides the choir to the video.
Karachi: The iconic collaboration of Pakistan’s musical legends Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal prompted trends like #TuJhoom and #cokestudio on twitter.
The Coke Studio Season 14 premiered with a soulful song titled ‘Tu Jhoom’ by Pakistan’s renowned Sufi singer Abida Parveen and folk singer Naseebo Lal—curated and Produced by Xulfi who defines the masterpiece as the most honest representation of not only his journey, but the Collective’s.
The song is ‘absolutely breathtaking’ and has left the music lovers pleased as the production also seems at another level with the introduction of dancers, besides the choir to the video.
Tu Jhoom is a song as hypnotically nostalgic as it is new.
The song has been produced with the teamwork of several other artists including Asif Ali (Tabla), Haroon Daniel (Octapad), Melvin Arthur (Bass), Payam Mashrequi (Synth), Rohail Nawab (Acoustic Guitar), Saad-ul-Hassan (Synth / Backing Vocals), Syed Awais Kazmi (Mountain Dulcimer) and Yusuf Ramay (Drums).
Associate music producer Abdullah Siddiqui calls the track “a perfect blend of traditional sounds – quintessentially desi but in an updated, almost postmodern way.”
A video of Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal warmly greet each other before their performance has also gone viral.
In the meantime, netizens flooded the social networking site with tweets lauding the eloquent vocalists— pouring admirations and an overpowering sum of love.
Here is what people have to say.
The second song from Coke Studio Season 14 will be released on January 21.