The beautiful Maha Ali Kazmi can not only sing, but also writes most of her own songs. She’s previously released a song Nazar with Overload’s Farhad Humayun and was featured in last year’s Cornetto Music Icons as well. Come Eid and she’s released another song, Jana Nahi, which has been produced by Shahzad ‘ Hasan (one of the founder members of the Vital sings iconic band and directed by Aania Shah.
Speaking about the ephemeral nature of life, she added, “Sometimes, things appear as a blip on the horizon, and in our naivety convince ourselves that this is it. And then as quickly and surprisingly the moment came, it is gone. Just like the mockingbird in my garden.” And that is essentially the philosophy she has based Jana Nahi on.
Shahzad ‘Shahi’ Hasan states, “The melody reminded me of classic 1980s tunes… something I grew up listening to. The music of the 1980s is what has influenced me the most. That’s the direction I took with the music — make it sound real simple. And that’s something that is the most difficult thing to do.”
Sounding somewhat star struck, Maha said, “In my view, Shahzad is perhaps one of the most critically-acclaimed music producers in the country — a legend in his own right. It was a truly humbling experience to have a legend like him produce my song.”
