Other than Machkan, I would recommend Faheem’s rendition of Marui by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, which he did for the Lahooti Live Sessions, sometime in 2013. There’s also footage comparing Turkey’s dervishes in sema with our own whirling ‘dervishes’ in red at Bhittai’s shrine. There’s also Faheem driving to the edge of the Tharparkar desert and walking through it as if in search for something (perhaps himself?). There’s the usual montage of famous heritage sites in Sindh. The video shows him sitting next to a bonfire singing the lyrics. It’s a light joyful number that’s easy to follow. The music is simple - there is the keyboard, ektara, guitars and, later, the tabla when the song picks up. The first half is Bhittai’s verse and the second half is Shah’s. This too is a mash-up, but of poetry, by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and Bulleh Shah. You never know…įaheem later released his version of Machkan online. He looked so excited, one almost hoped they would be plotting a collaboration. He was talking to another Sindhi Sufi music giant, Sanam Marvi, after her performance that evening. It still remains a great live performance for me to re-watch - and relive - online.Īlthough Faheem Allan Faqir may have followed in his famous father’s footsteps in pursuing music, he’s not interested in replicating him It also can’t replicate the energy of the audience.īut then the sound that travels through the air is different in texture than that which is recorded directly through a cable. While the vocals are perfect, the instrumentation seems a bit muted. What’s missing from the recorded version available online is that the mix misses out on really enhancing the overall sound.

It only gives you a little flavour of the performance, nothing more.

Considering it’s 10 minutes long, a little warm up seems almost necessary.īut don’t judge the performance by the video that’s available on YouTube. Personally, I felt the song gets off to a slow start but picks up after a couple of minutes. I first took notice of Faheem Allan Faqir earlier this year, at the last Lahooti Melo music festival in Jamshoro - where he and his family hail from - when he took to the stage for an impromptu live performance with The Sketches on a mash-up of Nind Nashe Vich and Sawali Hoon. He is, of course, the son of the legendary Allan Faqir. That’s how I feel about Sindhi spiritual singer and musician Faheem Allan Faqir’s work. There’s music that makes your heart sing and you can’t help but find yourself happily swaying to it.

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