“Yun Na Mil Mujhe Se (Part 1)” (2009)

This song is derived from a “ghazal” by the Urdu poet Ehsan Danish, who became known as the “Poet of the Workmen.” A ghazal is a traditional Arabic, bluesy love poem of sorts, typically expressing both the pain of lost love and the joy of love – regardless of and beyond the pain.

This performance was for Zeshan’s senior recital at Northwestern University. While Zeshan is a multi-instrumentalist, he only sang during this recital. _{(Image source)}

Zeshan Bagewadi, aka Zeshan B

The Chicago native Zeshan Bagewadi is a singer-songwriter who has become well-known as a singer of soul music. Nevertheless, his portfolio stretches far beyond what we know of as soul – to classical music and Hindustani classical.

Soul with Color

Consequently, Zeshan’s brand of soul encompasses everything from the dynamic sounds of ‘60s soul to the impassioned vocals of traditional desi soul from the Indian subcontinent. According to him, it comprises a new genre of “brown-skinned soul.”

In 2017, Zeshan was featured in Rolling Stone magazine’s “10 New Artists You Need to Know: April 2017." After listening to the other 9, it’s clear that Zeshan B is the “one” new artist that you should really get to know.   _{(Image source)} _{Lyrics … Unavailable / Incomprehensible to me

Reference – Wikipedia

Reference – Wikipedia

Reference – RollingStone.com

Reference – UrduClassics.zohosites.com

Reference – Kennedy-Center.org

Into your ears … through 5 channels
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         1 – “Music to Your Ears” (MTYE)

         2 – “Cover Versions”

         3 – “Honor Roll”

         4 – “Documentaries”

         5 – “Mock’n’Roll”

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gandhibaba (72) · 5 years ago

Another fine entry. At first the singer sounded like a sheik calling the faithfuls to prayer but towards the middle of the song I felt the vibe and it was, as you can probably guess, music to my ears.

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majes.tytyty (78) · 5 years ago (edited)

This was way back in 2009. Since then, he's done some amazing performances, often blending American soul with music from the east. Great stuff, which I'll present here in due time.

p.s. One very interesting fact is that this session took place in mid-western USA. Kudos to these musicians for bringing the music of the world to middle America!!