Assorted Songs of Shehki

Posted on July 24, 2009
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Owais Mughal

I started this afternoon by watching a Mohammad Ali Shehki song on youtube. Besides enjoying his musical mastery, the song also brought back some memories. One song led to another and before I realized I had watched his 10 songs. Should I also say that ‘gaane dekhta gaya aur post banti gayee’. Seen below is an assorted collection of Shehki songs. I will also try to punctuate the musical post below with some information about Shehki.

(1) payam-e-mashriq

Before we go on to watch Shehki’s more famous songs, I was happily surprised to find following video. It shows Mohammad Ali Shehki and Mahjabeen Qazlibash singing Allama Iqbals’ farsi poem called ‘payam-e-mashriq’. From the looks, it appears this song must be from 1970s.

Along with Alamgir and Nazia-Zohaib duo, Mohammad Ali Shehki is credited as the pioneers of pop music in Pakistan. These guys were singing it much before the trend caught on in 90s when every gorup of 4 teenagers started to form their own band.

(2) alwidaa

(3) hum raat buhat roay Poetry of Ibn-e-Insha

In the following clip, Mohammad Ali Shehki sings this famous work of Ibn-e-Insha.

(4) ek hi naam ke kitne chehray

(5) mere bachpan ke din

This is a famous duet of Mohammad Ali Shehki and Afshan Ahmed. This song was recoreded for PTV Karachi’s program Rang Tarang.

Music Composer: Sohail Rana
Program Producer: Saira Kazmi

(6) meri aankhon se is dunya ko dekho

(7) hain nazar nazar tere hi jalway

(8) mein bhi Pakistan hooN

Poet: Sehba Akhtar
Composer: Sohail Rana

(9) humma humma kar bhayya

This famous duet is with Allan Faqir.

(10) pareshaan ho ke meri khaak aakhir..

Shehki’s sings a poem from Iqbal’s baal-e-Jibrael

Trivia:

1. Mohammad Ali Shehki was a student of NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. but later made his career as an Aviation Engineer.

2. Shehki gave first audition at PTV in 1973 where Sohail Rana chose him for the song ‘sambhal, sambhal kar chalna hai.’ This song was recorded for Karachi television station’s program, ‘Naghma zaar.’

3. Shehki also took part in movies as an actor. His debut film ‘Son of undata,’ (1987) and ‘Choron ka badshah.’ (1988).

References:

1. Songs of Mohammad Ali Shehki at muziqpakistan.com

14 responses to “Assorted Songs of Shehki”

  1. I most certainly completed my engineering from N.E.D university of engineering and technology, in first division. Thanks for visiting my work and my Persian back ground….would love to be of any assistance if you should need, ‘ll be happy to be assist.

  2. Nostalgic says:

    I just had to bump this topic… found two more of Iqbal’s Farsi poems sung by Shehki for PTV’s celebrations of Iqbal’s centenary in 1977… enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vwQTxeqyA0

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQdshOllBuM&feature =related

    Since I had earlier bemoaned the loss of Farsi in Pakistan, I would also like others interested in learning it to take a look at these lessons:

    http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bashiri/Lessons/PfBin dex.html

    I have been using these off and on for the past few years, but after discovering Shehki’s Farsi work, I have been going through the lessons rigorously these last few weeks… they are about 20 years old, and colloquial Farsi has changed since, as all languages do, but these lessons remain a great place to start…

    Man Farsi Yaad Mi Giram… Zuban-e-Farsi Kheli Shireen Ast!

  3. Naeem says:

    Slaam, Please can someone tell me where I can find a song he sung at the PTV 25th anniversary or one of PTV awrads, I believe it was inspired by some Spanish song…….it will be much appreciated

  4. Owais Mughal says:

    Nostalgic, you are correct about Shehki’s background. His father was in Pk foreign service. Mother is of persian descent and he stayed in Pak for education. Infact Shehki went to NED University, karachi for Engineering degree. Whether he completed his engineering or not, that part i don’t know.

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