Abida Mere Dil Se (Audio CD)

Her Flawless renditions be it the soulful ghazal the energetic qawwali or the structured poetic kaafi have mesmerized the listeners world over. Now witness the Diva in yet another exemplary performance in Abide Mere Dil Se where she has captured a legacy of Buzurgan-e-din or the words of the wise. Each composition has been chosen and interpreted by her in an attempt to share the meaning and beauty of these wise words with the listener. Main Nara-E-Mastana is a kalaam that glorifies the moment when all becomes one with God. Pritam Mat Pardes and Jis Din Ke Saajan are renditions that plead with beloved not to abandon the lover with lyrics that pulsate with love and longing for the beloved. The poetry and music here transcend the emotion of human love for a love of a higher order. A love that is felt only for Khuda or God a love in which the Sufi loses himself completely. This divine love can also be experienced in Tu Ne Deewana Banaaya which addresses god as the ultimate love and the ultimate lover and in Hum ki Pasand Yaar ki, Ajab Nain Tere and Hairan Hua which praise the lord who means everything to a sufi. When understood thus she feels this music enguifs one in the Noor or the Divine light of God and all else ceases to exist.

It is her belief that Sufi music can be truly understood for what it is only if it is listened to with the heart of a Sufi with this belief she carries a loving conversation with her beloved God with lyrics and music that explore the multitude of emotion experienced by a sufi in the pursuit of God and can be rightly interpreted only by a true Sufi like Begum Abida Parveen.

1. Main Naraye Mastana (Hazrat Wasif Ali Wasif)
2. Jis Din Ke Saajan (Hazrat Waris Shah)
3. Tu Ne Diwana Banaya (Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taji)
4. Preetam mat Pardes (Hazrat Misri Shah)
5. Ajab Nain Tere (Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai)
6. Hairan Hua Hairan Hua (Hazrat Sachal Sarmast)
7. Hum Ki Pasand Yaar Ki (Hazrat Khwaja Ghulam Farid)

Music Arrangement: Bhavdeep Jaipurwale
Alaap: Rattan Mohan Sharma
Harmonium : Pradeep Pandit
Keyboard & Spanish Guitar: Sanjay Jaipurwale
Santoor: Ulhas Bapat
Sarangi : Dilshad Khan
Sitar: Niladari Kumar
Percussions : Ravindra Rajbhat & Rajesh Rajbhat
Bass Guitar : Dominic Fernandes
Saxophone: Shyman Raj
Tabla: Nazir Khan, Ravindra Rajbhat, Rajesh Rajbhat
Dholak: Karam Hussain
Recorded at: Western outdoor studio
Recording Engineer: Daman Sood/ Avinash Oak
Additional Recording & Mixing at Swarlata Studios