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Abida Parveen, Naseebo Lal's soulful Tu Jhoom made Shaniera Akram emotional
'These incredible women just sang into my soul'
Lahore: Former cricket captain Wasim Akram's wife Shaniera Akram became emotional while listening to the soul-stirring duet 'Tu Jhoom' by Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal.
Taking to Twitter, Shaniera Akram paid tribute to Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal for their amazing singing talent, saying that I have not heard this song before & have no idea what they are singing about but I’ve been sitting here for the last 25 minutes crying my eyes out!
"These incredible women just sang into my soul. God Bless this beautiful Country", Shaniera Akram added.
As soon as the song was released, 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 Zulfiqar “Xulfi” Jabbar Khan 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).