In this episode of the Aleph Podcast we had the honour of inviting the very talented singer, composer & producer Zara Madani. The conversation is about Zara’s journey in the music industry.

Since childhood Zara has had a keen interest in classical music. She started her formal training under Ustaad Akhtar Ali Khan Sahab, from Bhopal, India. She also took guidance from the Gundecha brothers of the Dhrupad Academy who helped her truly understand music and discover her voice.

After her training she was offered to compose and sing the title track of “Khuda Ke Liye” produced by Rohail Hyatt after which she assisted Rohail for the consultations of Coke Studio International and Coke studio season 6, 12 and 13. Zara has worked with some of the very known musicians of our industry such as Meesha Shafi, Ali Noor, Wajiha Naqvi, Fariha Pervaiz and etc and trained & composed harmonies for the backing vocalists in Coke Studio. Apart from being behind the scenes, She has also performed as a Vocalist in 2 seasons of Coke Studio and has also soloed with Rahat Fateh Ali. She has produced some incredible music including, Payaam with Shallum Xavier, for which she won the LUX Style Award for “The Best Singer of The Year 2011”. She’s also the vocalist of the hit song “Maan Lo” which stayed at number one for several weeks on the music charts and sang for, as well as composed parts for the official anthem of Team Zalmi (PSL), 2022. Zara was one of the top 150 musicians who got together to perform the National Anthem for Pakistan’s 75th Anniversary and she was the vocal coach in this project - you can check it out on YouTube. Moreover, she also composed parts of and sang for the Dubai Expo 2022 track.

Zara also recently worked on the WOW Festival 2023 and curated performances for the students of IdaRieu (School for the Blind and Deaf) and the Afghan Refugee Camp.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction (Performance)
3:53 - Inspiration In India
6:18 - Indian Classical 101
10:57 - Straight At The Deep End (Khuda Ke Liye)
19:33 - Rohail Hyatt And Khuda Ke Liye
23:26 - Success In Coke Studio
30:25 - 432 Hertz
35:38 - The Eastern National Anthem
38:32 - The W.O.W Festival
45:33 - Questions For The Artist
45:05 - “ Payam”
47:54 - “Why Are You So Underrated?”
54:21 - “Why Don’t You Sing For Pakistani Dramas?”
57:41 - “Opinions About Contemporary Music”
1:00:55 - “Hesitance Towards Commercial Music”
1:01:43 - “Thought Behind Pardesiya”
1:02:52 - “Suggestions”
1:04:29 - “Future Work With Rohail”
1:05:50 - “Dream Artist To Work With”

Directed, Shot & Edited by Aly Muhammad

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