Adil Najam
Readers already know how much I like Arieb Azhar’s music. In some way’s I think of him as Pakistan’s Woody Guthrie. Adding a contemporary edge to folk, modern folk if you will, although I think Arieb himself prefers to call it Sufi-folk. But it is the humanism in his songs that always pull at my heartstrings.
This piece is profound. No, its not about what you might think from the title. This is not self-flagellation. This is an appreciation of self. Take a listen. I should confess it is no match for Arieb’s Husn-i-Haqiqi. But it is matchless nonetheless.
Love the song. Love the style. Love the words.
This is what gives me hope.
Amidst all the nonsense on TV and media, there is a new generation of voices who have a totally different narrative. A narrative of humanism and goodness.
Love the song, because it is the voice of that new Pakistani narrative. As is ATP.
What a beautiful song by Arieb.
What a silly comment by LMNOP!
Adil Sahib.
why are you promoting cannabis> Charass(hashish) Bhang(ganja) through ATP ? you are an intellectual and a very wise in your trade. But the thing that doesn’t sit well with me is using your site in the name of convenience and attract more traffic.wow
This singer is a good musician but he is goofy/clowned and the message he is giving is not intelligent, don’t take him as an athority on suffism, sufia-e- kiram never used cannabis in search of almighty or, mystical conciousness. do we have any record of cannabis sonsumption of Baba Farid, Hazrat Hajveri or,Hazrat Chisti(RUH).
‘Cannabis has psychoactive and physiological effects when consumed. The minimum amount of THC required to have a perceptible psychoactive effect is about 10 micrograms per kilogram of body weight. Aside from a subjective change in perception and, most notably, mood, the most common short-term physical and neurological effects include increased heart rate, lowered blood pressure, impairment of short-term and working memory,psychomotor coordination, and concentration. (funny > you are talking about his humistic capacity ).
Brilliant…