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This instrumental version of the national anthem will bring out your patriotic side

Watch these brothers create magic with a sitar and tabla

Entertainment Desk March 23, 2016

Watch these brothers create magic with a sitar and tabla PHOTO: SCREENGRAB

It's Pakistan Day, and what better way to celebrate than with the national anthem?

To commemorate this historic day, Nescafe Basement released a new video of two remarkably talented brothers playing the national anthem.

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Ahmed Afandi and Mohammad Afandi, play the national anthem using a sitar and a tabla, to create an instrumental rendition of our Qaumi Tarana which is sure to bring out the patriot in you.

PHOTO: SCREENGRAB

The young boys proudly present the heart-melting performance.

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Here's the video:

Pakistanis immediately took to Twitter to appreciate the video:

Pakistan anthem on sitar and tabla - Nescafé Basement's stolen thunder from Coke Studio (via @omar_quraishi) https://t.co/saqqMp46xx
— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) March 23, 2016

@omar_quraishi Excellent!
— Harish Puri 🇮🇳 (@harishbpuri) March 23, 2016

Loved it! National anthem on Tabla and Sitar. #PakistanDay #nescafebasement https://t.co/aSqTUEOl0Q
— Sarah Nawaz (@SarahhNawaz) March 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/Maarkhor/status/712589689518235650

https://twitter.com/haleemak_/status/712576890192674816

Awesome work by NESCAFÉ Basement for #23_March_2016. https://t.co/DfsJHWL7pl
— Usama Chaudhary (@USAMACH121) March 23, 2016

Happy Pakistan Day!

COMMENTS (4)

vinsin | 8 years ago | Reply @Kabir: Sitar and Tabla were part of Hindu even before Islam. They are part of Natya Sastra and Sama Veda. It is better to stay not so nice facts rather than fairy tale story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabla#/media/File:StonecarvingsatBhajecaves.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati#/media/File:Saraswati.jpg

Kabir | 8 years ago | Reply @vinsin: How is this "against TNT"? The sitar and tabla are as much Pakistani as Indian, as much Muslim as Hindu. The sitar was invented by Hazrat Amir Khusro. Just appreciate the performance. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

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