The Dream Journey - Discovering Musicians Across Pakistan

The Dream Journey � Discovering Musicians Across Pakistan

Subhan Ahmed Nizami

A film about an exhilarating eight day journey of five friends with a shared passion for discovering and recording musicians in their living environments across Pakistan.

The sessions of in depth conversations and vocal musical performances recorded and filmed cover several musical forms in the Indo Pakistani tradition, including Thumri, Kaafi, Ghazal, Qawwali and Khyaal. The kalaams that the musicians drew from spanned the whole spectrum of great poets: Khusrau, Jalal ud din Rumi, Kabir, Baba Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah, Iqbal, Faiz and numerous mystic poets of India and Pakistan. The performances evoked memories of the verdant lushness of the Punjab, the haunting mysticism of the Great Rajputana and Sind Deserts, the vibrancy of Hazrat Nizamuddin�s Delhi, the great aura of Ajmer, the majestic beauty of the Indo-Gangetic plain.

Some of the musicians are established and famous, others are amongst the brilliant budding talent that adorns Pakistan�s musical scene. Each of the mehfils has a distinct atmosphere and mood, but there is a common thread. We asked each of the musicians to stay close to their respective inherited musical traditions, allowing the singers an opportunity to present some pieces that are rarely heard today.

Shafqat Ali Khan Qawwal

We are inspired to present the brilliance of this contemporary Pakistani vocal music to a wider audience in a documentary film of the journey and an additional series of HD audio/video releases of each Mehfil.

Featuring:

Mustafa Khan & Muhammad Shah
Hamza Akram 
Moiz & Ghayoor Ahmed

Ahmad Raza
Taj Muhammad & Shad Muhammad Niazi 
Subhan Ahmed Nizami

Ustad Abdullah Niazi & Waqas Niazi
Ustad Ameer Ali Khan & Imran Ali Khan

Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Muhammad
Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan

Ustad Abdullah Niazi Qawwal

Produced by:

Vaqar Ahmed

Asif Hasnain

Arif Ali Khan

Zain Mujtaba

Musab Bin Noor

Mahera Omar

with assistance from viewers like you.

Ustad Naseeruddin Saami

For more information:

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