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Nahid Akhtar — Susral vol. 1 (1977)
This psychedelic rocker was the work of genial Lollywood music director M Ashraf, who had his favorite singer, Nahid Akhtar, belt out those reverbed lines. When playback darling Runa Laila, who studied music in Karachi, moved back to her native Bangladesh upon its independence from Pakistan in 1971, she left a void for female Pakistani playback singers, which Nahid ably filled.
This track is really amazingly creative, utilizing a full canon of synth sounds, strings, tablas, surf guitar, garage organ and vocal effects. This guy was a music machine—his repertoire reportedly consists of 2,800 songs, from more than 400 films. Finders Keepers has a Lollywood collection out called Sound of Wonder! which largely consists of Ashraf/Akhtar collaborations… expect to see some of that soon.
track via Hindustani Vinyl
