When the organisers found time for one more item, they decided to bring all the singers to perform ‘Nazeena Balochana’ with the addition of US consulate’s Wren Elahi who actually did a pretty decent job of singing a Baloch tune.Įarlier in his address to welcome the guests to the show, US Consul-General Brian Heath said there were similarities between the cultures of Pakistan and the US, and rich cultural diversity was one of them. The audience responded to his gestures by clapping to the beat of the track. He sang with the same gusto, and this time round also gestured towards the audience as if he’s dedicating the song to them. He impressed the listeners, as he always does, with his rich voice as well as with the occasional dance acts that included pirouetting in a corner of the hall.īuledi’s final solo piece was the rather upbeat and sprightly ‘Jeebal Jeebal’. He began with ‘Ji Baa Mei Balochi Boli’, which is a tribute to the Balochi language. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable performance.

Though she belted out the tune with the correct tempo, there were times when one felt she could’ve sung it with a bit more zest. She performed perhaps one of the most readily recognisable compositions in the Balochi language, ‘Laila O Laila’.

The first track had a sad tinge to it as it was about the beloved who had left her lover, and the second had a more mirthful ring to it, because it rejoiced love.

Therefore, the way he used his taans and the way he moved across the rather cramped space (because the gig was held in a small hall) reminded music buffs of his mentor.

Salam, this writer was told, was a student of Faiz Baloch. Pure, because not only did Salam try and do justice to the tunes and lyrics of the well-known tracks but also did his level best to capture the spirit of the great vocalist. The evening kicked off with Haji Salam’s pure rendition of two of the legendary Faiz Baloch’s songs. KARACHI: It was a short programme held for a select audience to celebrate Baloch Culture Day at the residence of the US consul-general on Monday evening, and yet the performances by some Baloch artists, particularly by the inimitable Taj Buledi, made the concert come across as a very special event.

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