Friday, January 29, 2010

Syed Haider Raza Zaidi Album 2006 (Islamabad)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Syed Haider Raza Zaidi has released many cassettes over the years; however, at the moment, I only have two of his albums. After uploading Soz-o-Salam (2002) (2nd link), I have uploaded Parda-e-Khuda (2006) for our respected viewers. This album has more salam and marsiya in it.



On the player above, please click on the button on the bottom right to cycle through the full album.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Syed Haider Raza Zaidi Album 2002 (Islamabad)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Syed Haider Raza Zaidi or simply known to me as Haider Bhai is one of the nicest persons that I have came across over the years. Haider Bhai originally hails from Arifwala, District Pakpattan, Punjab; however, he worked in Islamabad and also recited Manqabat and Soz-o-Salam in the central Imambargah. This is how I got to know him. He is one of the most gifted/talented Manqabat and Marsiya Khwan that I have seen.

As for the album Soz-o-Salam that I have attached below, if memory serves me right, I seem to remember that Haider Bhai gave me this cassette back in 2002. I have had the good fortune of hearing each track live whether it was a manqabat, soz, salam, or marsiya. Please listen to the complete album. I am sure you'll hear it over and over .....



On the player above, please click on the button on the bottom right to cycle through the full album.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Imam Hasan Shahadat Matamdari 2006 (Peshawar)

Assalam o Alaikum,

While returning a Shab Bedari recording during 2007, a friend shared a CD with me of a matamdari program held in Imambargah Agha Mustafa Shah, Peshawar on 28th Safar 2006 to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hasan (A.S).

Included herein are a few nohay from this matamdari program in Urdu, Hindko, and Farsi.



For those momineen & mominaat looking to recite new nohay on Imam Hasan (A.S), Inshallah this will help.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Anjuman-e-Dar-e-Zainab Album 2008 (Skardu)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Two years back, a good friend from Peshawar 'Sajjad Bhai' gave me a very nice noha album from an Anjuman in Skardu, Baltistan. The main noha reciters for this Anjuman are Iqbal Hussain & Yaqoob Hussain. They've recited nohay in Urdu and in their native language, Balti. You can watch the entire album below:



Please click the button on the bottom right of the above player to browse the entire album.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Safdar Abbas Shab Bedari 2004 (Usterzai Payan)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Back in 2004, Hasan Sadiq had come to Peshawar for a Shab Bedari program. His next stop was Usterzai Payan. Since Usterzai wasn't so far away, my father went with Hasan Sadiq to attend his Shab Bedari program. Safdar Abbas had just recited in Usterzai a few days ago and my father was given a CD of Safdar Abbas's program. This CD was lying around for a number of years until I managed to salvage a few tracks. All the nohay that I managed to salvage are extremely good. Please watch them below:



Safdar Abbas will be in Peshawar this year too!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sohail Shah Home Recording 2009 (Peshawar)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Last year we had the honor of hosting a number of zakireen at our Peshawar home for a Shab Bedari program (I am yet to upload the complete Shab Bedari; stay tuned!). These zakireen included Allama Arshad Ameer Abidi (nephew of late Allama Irfan Haider Abidi), shair-e-Ahle-Bait Zafar Abbas Zafar, shair-e-Ahle-Bait Sohail Shah, and noha khwan Hasan Sadiq.

After the Shab Bedari program, Allama Abidi and Hasan Sadiq had to leave; however, Sohail Shah and Zafar Abbas Zafar had almost a day before their flight back to Karachi. Prior to departing, they kindly agreed to a home recording of their selected kalam.

Sohail Shah recited a Rubai, 3 Qasiday, and 1 Marsiya for us. I just finished uploading these videos and they are posted for our respected viewers below. Please watch all of them:



Home recording videos of Zafar Abbas Zafar 2009 (Peshawar) will be uploaded and available soon.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Matami Sangat Haider Karrar 2007 (Rawalpindi)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Quite some time ago, my childhood friend, Mohsin Raza Qureshi gave me a Urdu & Punjabi noha album from his Matami Sangat Haider Karrar (2007). Matami Sangat Haider Karrar is located in Satellite Town / New Katarian Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Mohsin has been reciting nohay with this Matami sangat for many years now and he can be spotted in most of the videos reciting nohay with the salaar (Mohammad Ali) and other members. A number of his brothers are key members of this Matami Sangat and they are involved in all aspects of the operation of this Matami sangat.

Many people have uploaded live juloos and matamdari videos from Matami sangat Haider Karrar. A simple Google or YouTube search will reveal the above fact. The album below has many nice nohay. Of course, you should listen to the complete album; however, I strongly recommend listening to the following nohay if you can't listen to the full album:

1. Hai Ronda Khoon Muhari Zainab De Naam Nu Cha Ke
2. Inj Di Howi Wida Jag Tu Hai Sayyeda
3. Suraj Teri Ankhain Bhi Khuli Hain Bint-e-Zahra Bhi Khari Hai



Please click the bottom right button on the customized player above to see all 9 videos from this noha album.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Imam Hasan Taboot Shab Bedari 2009 (Peshawar)

Assalam o Alaikum,

Recently, I finished uploading the complete Shab Bedari program from 26 Safar 2009. This was the annual Shab Bedari program organized by Dasta-e-Abbas, Hussainia Hall, Peshawar to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hasan (A.S). There were many zakireen at this program:

Majlis 1: Syed Sibtain Ali Naqvi
Majlis 2: Waseem Abbas Sherazi
Noha Khwani: Syed Hussaini (Pashto)
Noha Khwani: Shahid Baltistani


A unique aspect of this Shab Bedari was that many momineen did Zanjeer Zani when the departed Taboot of Imam Hasan (A.S) returned to the Imambargah. The departure and subsequent return of the Taboot was a recreation of what actually happened. Please view the complete program through the embedded player below or here.



Please click the bottom right button on the customized player above to see all 29 videos from this Shab Bedari program.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Introductory Post

Assalam o Alaikum,

I have created this blog as a support site for my azadari-oriented YouTube channel HaiderImran.

YouTube has done a wonderful job providing a place for us to upload videos; however, their organization capabilities are not entirely adequate. I plan to use this blog to present my videos in a much more effective way.

As of today, Jan. 21, 2010, I am approaching 450 video uploads with a total video viewership in excess of 915,000 on my channel HaiderImran. Almost all of my videos are organized into 41 playlists; however, I can see that the playlist views are appalling. This blog will hopefully rectify that. This blog will also allow me to promote the work of others who are working round the clock to promulgate azadari of Syed-us-Shuhada Imam Hussain (A.S).


I am also unhappy at YouTube changing the outlook of their playlists. The old linear look was better. Anyhow, we have to deal with the resources at hand! One of these resources is Blogger. Since Blogger and YouTube both are presumably owned by Google, I hope to find it easy integrating these services.

Due to the nature of my uploads, most of my viewers are of a Pakistani/Indian background. Naturally, most of the viewers of this blog will be of a similar background. However, I expect people from other nationalities to come across Pakistani azadari through my blog. Regardless of your background, please leave a comment and let me know how I can further improve my work.

Wassalam,
Imran Haider.

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