Which Pakistani song of 2016 is your favourite?

2016 was quite an eventful year for Pakistani music. A handful of albums were released; celebrated acts like QB and Ahmed Jehanzeb returned to the fore while Coke Studio completed another season. Upcoming acts like Naseer & Shahab, SomeWhatSuper also gained a foothold and most importantly, the likes of Hadiqa Kiani and Sajjad Ali could be seen fighting the test of time and keeping themselves and their music relevant to the market.

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At the same time Nescafe Basement was finally acknowledged like the way it should be for launching some exceptional musicians and reinventing classics in a way that Coke Studio was known for doing. The onslaught of film music continued but only a handful of songs could actually stand out for their cinematic experience, this is perhaps one area where we still need to develop as an industry.

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Here is a list of the top 10 tracks that made it big this year:
1) Bhit Ja Bhitai (Telenor Rawaan) by Shani Arshad
https://soundcloud.com/shani-haider/telenor-rawaan-bhit-ja-bhitai-complete-versionradio-edit
2) Khaki Banda (Coke Studio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YahQn3RJMAg

3) Dobara Phir Se by Haniya Aslam & Ali Hamza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5p589TLfOE

4) Jogi- The Sketches Ft- John Pepper
https://soundcloud.com/con-artisti/the-sketches-jogi-feat-john

5) Hero: Naseer & Shahab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KfsUT7FZ8w

6) Piya Dekhan Ko (Mahi Mir) Shafqat Amanat Ali & Shahi Hasan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUS2J6irGU0

7) Saiyaan: Qurat Ul Ain Balouch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETk1EHgnmWI


8) Umer Farooq - Patang (SomeWhatSuper Afterhours Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/somewhatsuper/umer-farooq-patang-somewhatsuper-afterhours-mix

9) Mushkil Asana : Hadiqa Kayani
https://soundcloud.com/hadiqa-kiani-official/hadiqa-kiani-mushkil-aasaana

10) Nakhun : Sajjad Ali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zBp_715mJI

11) Zoe Viccaji- Ho Jao Aazad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-VJki-Bbyc

12) Bholay Bhalay: Coke Studio featuring Meesha Shafi & Shani Arshad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w8AR7jnhpc

13) Khaak Nasheen: Chand Tara Orchestra
https://patari.pk/home/song/Chand-Tara-Orchestra-Khaak-Nasheen

14) Kitni Sadiyaan (Nescafe Basement)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywq-CZzQs_s

15) Jind Jaan: Shehzad Roy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKlAAnj2_uU

Vote for your favourite songs here. A list of the top 15 reader’s choice songs will be published on The Express Tribune’s website on December 30.

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