Thank you, Shukria, Meharbani
Dastaangoi Volume 2 comes to a close
To everyone around the world who gave us their precious time and attention on a weekend, thank you for believing in us to curate something meaningful for you.
To our special guests @sarmadkhoosat, @meesha.shafi, @sannanmahboob, @rabbaniashirjeel and @shahrezsyed for sharing their talent and wisdom with us, our hearts are filled with love for you.
To our friends and volunteers @aabroohashimi, @umarriazfoto, @zainaboho and Usman Muktay, we are inspired by your participation and encouragement.
It’s incredible that over 700 people, including YOU, joined us last night from all over the world on YouTube and Zoom.
We are truly grateful and our hearts are full.
We would like to ask if you could please help spread the word and share the @dastaangoi page and sign up to our YouTube channel (click button!).
Please send us an email if you would like to volunteer and help us organize future Dastaangoi events at contactdastaangoi@gmail.com.
If you have a story that is positive and related to Pakistan that you would like to share, please email us with images and text at contactdastaangoi@gmail.com.
Highlights:
Starting of with an ode to Karachi, hamara paar aur duain apke saat hain hamesha.
A beautiful video by Abbas Razavi.
WECOME TO DASTAANGOI VOLUME 2
We get the show started with a video shot across the globe remotely, a beautiful rendition of Rang by Abi Sampa with a lovely performance by Vidya Patel.
Our first guest, the lovely Meesha Shafi, after flying all the way from Toronto the morning of the event, shared a beautiful story about Mian Tan Sen, the court musician of Akbar. So many lessons were shared, in not just Tan Sens story but also Meesha’s own journey.
Akbar watching as Tansen receives a lesson from Swami Haridas.
We then are taken down memory lane with Fuzon’s Khamaj, one of our favorite music videos growing up, featuring Shan.
Up next was Rabbania Shirjeel, founder of Tasveer Ghar with an original story she shared so beautifully about nostalgia and how we relate to it.
Next up, we had a beautiful instrumental rendition of Sanson Ki Mala Pe by the Leo Twins.
Sannan Mahboob, a student turned professor of music and Rabab, shared the beautiful journey that lead him to the instrument and played a heart warming rendition of Paimona Bite.
At this point we all needed a little dance, who better than Ali Sethi to serve the tunes taking us to rural Punjab with a beautiful video shot by our friend Umar Riaz.
And finally the ever so talented and hilarious Sarmad Khoosat! Telling us about Gujjar Jats and performing a beautiful story by Asad Muhammad Khan called Ali Gujjar ki Akhri Kahani.
He had also dressed the part of the Gujjar in a dhoti, made by our Volume 1 storyteller, Yousaf Bashir Qureshi.
Finally, we had promised a surprise at the end and we delivered! Shahrez Syed, coming in via satellite all the way from a ranch in Idaho to play us a beautiful folk piece on his sitar
After such a beautiful evening, Waleeya and I bid everyone goodnight, and khuda hafiz. Until next time.
Bohat sara paar,
Dastaangoi Team.