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Abida Parveen, Asghar Gondvi, Hazarat Shah Niaz, Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taaji, Maulana Hasrat Mohani, Raqs-e-Bismil
Raqs-e-Bismil means Dance of the Wounded
Raq-e-Bismil (“Dance of the Wounded”) is the name of an album that holds a special significance in Abida Parveen’s career. Raqs-e-Bismil witnesses Parveen singing to the poetry of various poets. With three songs on the word by Hazarat Shah Niaz and one each by poets Asghar Gondvi (“Zaahid Ne”), Maulana Hasrat Mohani (“Roshan Jamal-E-Yaar”), Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taaji (“Ji Chahe”), and Jigar Moradbadi (“Jalwa Ba Qadra”), Parveen makes sure to pick her favorite poetry for this album. More importantly, due to the seemingly important stature of this release, she sticks to the Kafi genre of singing without straying to other extremes and thus brings out an album that displays her at her very best.
You can check this link for all the songs and more details on the album: http://www.allmusic.com/album/raqs-e-bismil-mw0001033115
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cannot comment have not heard yet such a notable singer she is
Raqs-e-bismil (The dance of the wounded) had been my favorite and one of the first Abida’s collections.
“Kahin woh badshaahe-e-takhte naseen; Kahin kasha liye gadha dekha” and “Seekh Zaheen ke dil se jalna, kaahe ko har shamma par jalna
Apni aag mein khud jal jaye, tu aisa parwana ban ja”….some of my fav lines
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