Singer Abbas Ali Khan releases new single ‘Sitaron Se Agay’

'If you know 80s or 90s music, you will instantly feel nostalgic,’ says the artist

KARACHI: Producer and singer Abbas Ali Khan has released a brand new single titled Sitaron Se Agay. The song marks the very first time Khan has collaborated with his wife Lala Rukh. The artist is currently also working on multiple projects simultaneously which he will be releasing later this year, stated a press release.

Khan is known for creating conceptually strong music videos/songs while also introducing new sounds. Talking about the concept of Sitaron Se Agay, he explained, “SynthWave, also known as RetroWave, has been gaining popularity all around the world. Although it is a new genre, it imports sounds and certain chord progressions from the music of the 1980s."

He continued, "If you know 80s or 90s music, you will instantly feel nostalgic. It’s a very refreshing melody. To be honest, I’ve always been a fan of 80s music, my score for the film Jalaibee makes that very obvious."

Khan went on to explain what the track meant lyrically. "The song talks about how, at times, we give up on society and the negative energies of people surrounding us. This is the point when everything starts to feel meaningless," he said. "You wish you had someone who could understand you and shares your passion; a realm where there is peace, harmony and everyone speaks the language of love. A place beyond judgement."

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The singer added, "The underlying thought of this song is the same as what Bulley Shah said: ‘Chal Bulleya, chal uthay chaliey jithay sare annay, na koi saadi zaat pichaane na koi saanu mannay’. Tough to find a place like that on earth and I took the creative liberty and poetic freedom to take my listeners beyond the stars. I wanted to take them to a new home where everyone speaks only one language: love."

Khan went on to share the story of the video too."It is being told via an arcade style space game. The video will also be a visual treat for people who have played Arcade Games or 8bit art.”

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Talking about the collaboration, Lala Rukh added, “I do support Abbas with his music and he trusts me with my musical choices and criticism. However, this was a spur of the moment thing which materialised into something so nice. So yes, very excited about this!”

Written by Khan himself, Sitaron Se Agay features Sarmad Ghafoor on guitar. The music video for the song was conceived as well as created by Khan himself. The song is available on his Youtube, Soundcloud and Facebook, as well as Patari.

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