[Reader-list] 'Red' Song from Pakistan--one of the best things I heard this year

[Rahul Asthana]

Mahmood Bhai,
A small correction. It was put to music by Habib Jalib
himself.The arrangement with instruments has been done
by this group.
Watch him reciting this among other stuff,here. 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7992173788748993874&q=jalib&ei=djg7SOGgDYvu-wGkjPHmAw

Regards
Rahul

--- mahmood farooqui <mahmood.farooqui at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Celebrating Jalib: Main Nay
>
Kaha<http://reddiarypk.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/celebrating-jalib-main-nay-kaha/>
> 
> "Main Nay Kaha" is a satirical poem by the famous
> leftist poet Habib Jalib
> called "Musheer" (Advisor). Jalib wrote it in
> response to a conversation he
> had with Hafiz Jalandari during the time of Ayub
> Khan's dictatorship. It
> remains just as fresh and valid today.
> 
> This poem has been put to music by Laal (Shahram
> Azhar & Taimur Rahman) a
> new Pakistani music group dedicated to resistance
> music and poetry. Shahram
> Azhar and Taimur Rahman are also political activists
> of the Communist
> Mazdoor Kissan Party and their poetry, music, and
> activism constitute an
> integrated whole the essence of which is always
> revolutionary. The CMKP has
> been an integral part of the lawyers movement and
> the movement for democracy
> in Pakistan.
> 
> The music video contains real images of events in
> Karachi, London, and
> Lahore during the tumultuous period between December
> 27th and February 18th.
> The song and video were recorded on a shoe-string
> budget of one session
> each.
> 
> This video and song are connected to a documentary
> on a journey through a
> life-changing period in the history of Pakistan. The
> journey begins in
> Pakistan on the eve of the assassination of Benazir
> and the ensuing grief,
> violence, and carnage. The film maker travels to
> London to discover a group
> of young activists organizing protests against
> Emergency rule. Following
> these activists full circle to Pakistan, the
> documentary captures the events
> around the 2008 elections. The film thus captures a
> moment in the life of
> Pakistan, from Benazir's assassination to the
> elections, through the lens of
> young activists. The documentary by Widei Films will
> also be released
> shortly.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPsr1RnEfWo
> 
> Credits:
> Habib Jalib - Mainay Uss Say Yeh Kaha
> Shahram Azhar - Vocals
> Taimur Rahman - Music
> Mahvash Waqar - Backing Vocals
> Taimur Khan - Director Producer
> Dita Peskova - Assistant Director
> Jamie Mill - Recording Director
> Laal & Taimur Khan - Music Producer
> WIDEi Films - Production Company
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