Bayaan's soul-stirring tribute to Faiz and Nayyara Noor

Band’s bassist talks about their much-appreciated mellow rendition of ‘Aaj Bazaar Mein’
Rida Lodhi | July 06, 2020

KARACHI:

If there is one good thing that has come out of this lockdown it's that a lot of artists have caught up on their pending projects. From canvas showcases to music albums, the creative types are finding excuses to expand their catalogue. One of them, the rather melodious ones, is the Battle of the Bands season 3 winner Bayaan.

They recently released a cover of Nayyar Noor’s rendition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's, Aaj Bazaar Mein. The soulful rendition seems like a perfect fit for the times we have been living in over the last few months; calm as the sea breeze and soothing like the pain of separation.

So, do they plan on working similar projects in the near future? "After looking at the overwhelming response to this one we definitely plan to release more of such music. Asfar is very much into ghazals and poetry; I know he would love it!" Haider  quipped," We might even collaborate with other artists and bands even!"

Due to Covid-19 many of the band’s plans were halted like the rest of the music scene. "We had a lot of concerts planned, so many performances. We had released a new album, Suno, as well. There was a launch for the same planned. We were to perform the whole album in that event, but sadly it was just three days after the lockdown was announced, therefore it was cancelled," he shared. "But now, we have been working on a few originals too. These songs will be different from the album we just released. It's still at initial stages but we are working on it."

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