Kuttay by Nishtar Park was released in September of 2016 and although it has been three years to that, this unique price of musical art remains in the hearts of many.
This song will surely give you goose bumps. With its controversial lyrics, the artist’s soft voice and the semi-hyped beats, it’s a total emotional rollercoaster.
Nishtar Park is a seven-member, Karachi-based Rock band. Featuring Ali Raj on vocals, Ahsun Tariq on rhythm, Mikhyle Anthony having the lead, Vernon Arthur on bass, Abdullah Ibhrahim showing his talent on tabla, including, Shane and Arnold Anthony both on drums and percussion.
The band started small firstly named as EMB back in 2010, in the days of their college. Later they changed their name as the well-known Nishtar Park. The band can be seen as a mixture of indie and rock ‘n roll.
Back in 2016, this song was a great hit. Everyone was talking about it. E-news and television, it was everywhere. It was a great debut song of 2016.
Later, about a year ago, a well-known vlogger Irfan Junejo used this song in one of his videos, giving the song a whole new audience and recognition.
“Kuttay” is a beautiful poetry piece written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz published in 1941. But even after that long, these words still relate so much in today’s world. It highlights the sleeping middle class, with the use of poetry and references.
The lyrics also include 2 verses from Allama Iqbal’s poetry “Tariq ki Dua”, adding that last touch of perfection by adding contrast to both amazing works of literature.
Nishtar Park made sure to bring life into the poetry. Listening to this song takes you into another world with such strong imagery. For each listener, it’s a different relevance that they find with the words.
Ali Raj’s light-hearted add a unique zeal to the song. With the words, ” Jo bigren tou ek doosray say larado, Zraek roti ka tukra dikha do” (if they rebel, make one fight another, all you have to do is show them a piece of bread), Ali holds such gentle composure to his voice. With every word, there’s a whole experience and expression of great emotions.
Nishtar Park’s ‘Kuttay’ holds consistent melodic music. The soft piano and the upbeat tabla create a relaxing aura and enhances the deep meaning of the lyrics. Including that, it provides an overall mixture of both Eastern and Western influence in the music.
Even after being such a beautiful song, it still didn’t get the fame that it deserves. Fans wait eagerly for Nishtar Park’s to produce more phenomenal music as currently, they have only a few tracks to offer.
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