MUMBAI: Pakistan based singer composer Shafqat Amanat Ali's second album 'Kyon Dooriyan' has finally been released. This would be second non-film album after the sucess of Tabeer last year.

Kyon Dooriyan features 10 tracks and is released under Music Today. Speaking to radioandmusic.com before the album's release, Ali had said that this album is lyrically rich offering.

As far as the sound and the feel of this new album goes, it will be more on the lines of the album Saagar which was released when he was a part of Fuzon, Ali told radioandmusic.com

Earlier, Shafqat Amanat Ali was set to do a multi city tour in India in February to promote Kyon Dooriyan. His tour has no now been postponed to March. Stay tuned for the music review and updates on the tour schedule.

Track Details – In Shafqat Amanat Ali's words…

1. Kyun Dooriyan - Everybody can relate to this track. Each one of us has at some point in life experienced the pain of separation from a loved one. Unfortunately some distances can never be bridged and some relationships just keep drifting apart… Though the thought behind the track is sad as it reflects the loneliness of the soul, we have kept the music upbeat to juxtapose the feel of the lyrics. A sad composition for a sad song is predictable. I wanted to experiment with a different feel and this very contrast excites me as a composer    

2. Kya Haal Sunawan – I have always been fascinated by the first line of the original song Kya Haal Sunawan by Zahida Parveen, which is the inspiration behind this track. I picked up the first line and as I hummed it to myself, I felt a compelling need to compose a complete song. So I composed the line â€?Tumse Hi Thay Dhage Jude' and before I knew the song just started flowing out of me and unveiled itself. This track also represents my continued effort to pay tribute to yesteryear singers who were legends but have been forgotten simply because they existed in an era which lacked mass communication    

3. Jaayein Kahan – This is a love song which has been created in a way that it can almost pass off as a Pop number. Initially I had planned to compose this in raga Malkauns but while composing it, I felt adding a few different notes made it interesting and so I deviated from the raga. The words �Jaayein Kahan' reflect a feeling of desperate helplessness.

4. Mahiya – This song was originally someone else's composition. I changed it to create it in its current form. This is one of the most beautiful tracks in the album and speaks for itself.

5. Nukar Tere – This is a very old folk track introduced to me by my Phupho (Father's sister). It was a popular pre-partition wedding song. We had originally kept the canvas of the track Rock-ish but the arranger and I realised it lost its essence so we decided to keep it close to its traditional feel. Therefore, the tabla but we added guitars to give it a contemporary feel and an upbeat tempo.

6. Naal Naal – This track is a pure fun song with a completely upbeat tempo. It started out as something different but during the creative process changed course to become what it is now.

7. Saada Dil – This song was inspired by the beat of the popular We Will Rock You but after starting out we realised that its mood did not fit into that structure. The arranger experimented with a different feel, which I liked and this track was born.

8. Paharhi – This is a thumri in raga Pahadi and the raga makes it easier to adapt to western arrangements. It turned out to be a very soulful number, which is sure to touch your heart.

9. Tu Hi Sanam – This is one of my early compositions and like the work of all struggling artistes, this too did the rounds of various different arrangers who loved it but were too busy with commercial work to pay attention. It's a pure love song and in this album I have collaborated with guitarist Aamir Zaki to bring out what I wanted. When we jammed on this track, it sounded different and really beautiful and we decided to go ahead with it.

10. Wo Jaanta Hai - I wrote this track after the massacre of 26/11. I have always believed that a true believer, no matter what faith or religion, needs to be a true human being first as God or any supreme power that exists sees everything. This track is not just against terrorism, it's against all evil. The track is a call to all those who commit these heinous acts against human beings; an attempt to bring them down to a human level and make them realise that God watches over every injustice against His people. I liked the first line �Wo Jaanta Hai Mere Yaar' but didn't really know how this track would develop at that time. I kept the composition mellow as I feel that a message loses its spirit if delivered aggressively. Therefore, the soft, mellow feel of the track.

11. Kartar (Darbari) - A very old Patiala Gharana asthai that my father Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and uncle Ustad Fateh Ali Khan had sung. I have extended the asthai to complete this song. (Originally from my first solo album Tabeer)