Iqbal Bano, the subcontinents beloved ghazal singer, born in India and trained in the Dilli Gharana by the legendary Ustad Chand Khan, . In the hearts of all who knew and loved her music is the memory of that day: when, in protest against the jailing of the subcontinents foremost left poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz by Pakistans dictator General Zia-ul Haq, she sang Faizs immortal song Hum Dekhenge (We shall witness) at a Lahore stadium full of 50,000 people, wearing a black sari in defiance of Zias ban on the sari. As her liquid voice reached the crescendo -- declaring Certainly we, too, shall witness that day ... When these high mountains/Of tyranny and oppression turn to fluff and evaporate/And we oppressed/Beneath our feet will this earth shiver, shake and beat/And heads of rulers will be struck/With crackling lightening and thunder roars/When crowns will be flung in the air — and thrones will be overturned ..., people joined with slogans of Inquilab Zindabad (Long live revolution!). A reminder for Pakistan on its Independence DAY! https://youtube/watch?v=dxtgsq5oVy4
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 04:58:07 +0000
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