SRINAGAR The latest edition of Coke Studio Pakistan is out on Youtube and its talking point is the inclusion of a Kashmiri song Ha Gulo, sung by Muzaffarabad based artist Altaf Mir.
Ha Gulo is one of the major romantic melodies of Poet Mehjoor and the song is entirely sung in the Kashmiri language.
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It creates a beautiful rendition of traditional and electronic beats with Altaf Mirs emotion-packed vocals and old musical instruments, like the Sarangi, Tumbaknaer and Garha.
The crew of four share their stories as well. Altaf Mir has performed all across Pakistan but he spends his days as a master craftsmen making traditional handicrafts.
Ghulam Mohammad Dar spent forty years of his life contributing his skills to Radio Pakistan.
The life stories of Manzoor Ahmed Khan as a rickshaw driver, and Saeed Saifuddin Shah as a part-time cook and laborer are fairly ordinary but still inspiring.
All of them migrated to Muzaffarabad following armed uprising against Indian rule in Kashmir.
This is their first commercial appearance together on Coke Studio Explorer. (With inputs from Dawn.)
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