Sadaat Shafqa­t Amanat bears an uncann­y resemb­lance to his grandf­ather Ustad Amanat Ali KhanKARACHI: If we were to handpick game-changing Pakistani songs of the past two decades then Aankhon Kay Saagar would lead the tally. While the sheer brilliance of songwriting and composition of their album Saagar can’t be attributed to one person, it really was the incredible singing and production of Shafqat Amanat Ali’s vocals that melted hearts on both sides of the LoC. Puritans obviously had a problem with a Gharana member delving into the no-go and rather ‘noisy’ area of pop-rock back then and puritans will continue to face the same problem 17 years later when they listen to Sadaat Shafqat Amanat Ali’s debut song, Tu. As Shafqat Amanat Ali’s son and Asad Amanat Ali’s nephew, he believes the only tradition his family has maintained is breaking away from it, with grace and honesty. I hope I can take a similar path.”Saadi’s debut song Tu is a fresh take on the 80s revivalist sound with an ambient and spacey feel to it.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 06:22 UTC