Harvard graduate Ali Sethi, who is also a singer trained in Hindustani classical music and is a disciple of Ustad Naseeruddin Saami of the Delhi Gharana, has decided to pay tribute to Pakistan’s renowned folk singer, Reshma, through a song set to launch at the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) on Feb 8.
Titled Kithay Nain Na Jorin, the song has the original lyrics of Reshma’s record with improvised melody and beat and has been shot in Wajid Ali Shah Haveli near Mochi Gate (Mochi Darwaza) in Lahore.
Directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and produced by Saad Sultan, the video features mong others.
Talking about his experience, Sethi recounts: “It has been a miraculous journey. All of us who have worked on the song have been touched by something really special.”
“Everything – from the recording to finding the musicians and the shooting – came together in the end and it’s because of our love for the song,” Sethi adds.”The song belongs to Reshma ji.”
