After the spellbinding debut, Tabeer, Shafqat’s second album sure comes loaded with expectations. Kyun dooriyan plays it in typical Shafqat-style fusion and is generously helped by Nabeel Nihal’s energetic guitar, while Kya haal sunawan sounds straight out of a Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy soundtrack. Jaayein kahan’s ambitious groove tries too many things, unsuccessfully, but Shafqat’s reworking of Raju’s [...]

With a tune bordering on Old MacDonald, Mohit Chauhan and Swanand Kirkire’s Hum toh apni is sprightly folk fun, while Ila Arun’s Meri banno apes Mera joota hai japani unabashedly in a suave mod package, along with a surprising sprinkling of Kannada Telugu! Raja Hasan’s Pani ko taraste, has a rhythmic sufi base with an [...]