Afreen Afreen
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"Afreen Afreen" | |
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Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | |
from the album Sangam | |
Language | Urdu |
Genre | Ghazal |
Length | 10:00 |
Composer(s) | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
Lyricist(s) | Javed Akhtar |
"Afreen Afreen" (Urdu: آفریں آفریں transl. Praise to her Creator! Praise to her Creator!) is a ghazal song written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Legacy[]
"Afreen Afreen" was released during the IndiPop and fusion music wave of the mid-1990s as a non-film music video.
The music video featured Lisa Ray.
2016 version[]
"Afreen Afreen" | |||||||||||
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Single by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan | |||||||||||
from the album Coke Studio S9E2 | |||||||||||
Released | 19 August 2016 | ||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||
Length | 6:45 (Video) 6:40 (Audio) | ||||||||||
Label | Coke Studio (Pakistan) | ||||||||||
Composer(s) | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (original) Faakhir Mehmood (director) | ||||||||||
Lyricist(s) | Javed Akhter (original) F K Khalish (additional) | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Coca-Cola and Strings | ||||||||||
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It was later rendered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with Momina Mustehsan, during season 9 episode 2 of Pakistani musical TV show Coke Studio. The music was directed by Faakhir Mehmood.
Song credits[]
- Lyricist:Javed Akhtar
- Artists: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan
- Music Director: Fakhir Mehmood
- Produced & Directed By: Strings
- Guest Musician: Joshua Keith Benjamin (Keyboards)
- Houseband: Imran Akhond (Guitars), Aahad Nayani (Drums), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass), Kashan Admani (Guitars), Haider Alo (Keyboard/Piano), Abdul Aziz Kazi (Percussions)
- Backing Vocalist: Rachel Viccaji, Shahab Hussain, Nimra Rafiq[1]
Popularity[]
As of June 2020, it had garnered 302 million views on YouTube and become the most viewed Pakistani-origin YouTube video, leaving behind Atif Aslam's rendition of "Tajdar-e-Haram"..[2] According to Google, its lyrics were one of the most searched lyrics for the year 2017.[3]
Version listings[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Afreen Afreen" | 10:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Afreen Afreen" | 6:45 |
Table of contents[]
Year | Film/Album | Genre | Language(s) | Length | Singer | Ref(s). |
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1990 | Sangam | Ghazal | Urdu | 10:00 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | |
2016 | Coke Studio S9E2 | Pop | 6:45 | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan | [1] |
See also[]
- Tajdar-e-Haram
- Tera Woh Pyar
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan discography
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan discography
- Coke Studio (Pakistani season 9)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Afreen Afreen – Episode 2 – Season 9 – Coke Studio Pakistan". www.cokestudio.com.pk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Ramsha Soofi (7 November 2017). "Coke Studio's Afreen Afreen crosses 100 million views on Youtube". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Afreen Afreen Lyrics | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | LyricsMarket". Lyrics Market. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs
- 1990s songs
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan songs
- Songs with lyrics by Javed Akhtar
- Coke Studio (Pakistani TV program)
- 2016 singles
- Urdu-language songs
- Pakistani songs